ARMENIA AND UAE TO COOPERATE IN PEACEFUL USE OF ATOMIC ENERGY

ARKA
May 13, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, May 13, /ARKA/. The Armenian government has okayed today the
signing of an agreement with the United Arab Emirates on cooperation in
peaceful use of atomic energy. Energy and natural resources minister
Armen Movsisyan said the draft agreement had been discussed and
approved by all stakeholders.

According to Armenian government, the proposal had been made by United
Arab Emirates foreign minister Sheikh Abdalla Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan when
an Armenian delegation led by deputy prime minister Armen Gevorkian
was visiting the Gulf country in January this year.

Under the agreement Armenia and the UAE will establish cooperation in
peaceful use of atomic energy, particularly, in construction of nuclear
power plants on the territory of both states and their safe operation.

The two sides plan also to cooperate in processing and storage of
radioactive waste, development of normative documents for securing
safe operation of nuclear units, protection of environment, use of
nuclear materials and technology in medicine, industry and agriculture.