14:52, 3 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 3, ARMENPRESS. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made fake statements about Armenia’s nuclear power plant during a meeting with the IAEA chief who himself visited the facility a few months ago and praised it’s safety and security conditions.

During a meeting on March 2, Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev complained to Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi about Armenia’s Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, making fake claims that it “poses a big nuclear threat” to the entire region and even making fake accusations over what he described as “illegal trade of some nuclear materials”, apparently unaware that Grossi himself visited the plant a few months ago and praised its safety improvements.

In October 2022, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said he was pleased to see the safety and security improvements made to the Metsamor Armenian Nuclear Power Plant after conducting a visit.

“Armenia's economy relies on Metsamor NPP, and IAEA will continue to offer support, to help the plant provide low-carbon energy safely and securely. Pleased to see the safety and security improvements made to Metsamor and impressed with the commitment of its dedicated staff,” Grossi tweeted after visiting the plant on October 4.