16:29, 2 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a meeting on May 2 with Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation General Director Alexei Likhachev.

The Prime Minister ‘attached importance to the cooperation between the Government of Armenia and Rosatom Corporation where a number of joint projects are successfully being implemented’, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a readout.

Speaking about partnership in nuclear energy, PM Pashinyan noted the role of Rosatom in the extension of the lifecycle of the second reactor of the Armenian NPP.

Likhachev described working with Armenian partners as “productive” and said that Rosatom is interested to continue the mutually beneficial partnership.

The current projects and prospects of new initiatives were discussed.

The extension of the Armenian NPP 2nd reactor’s lifecycle was discussed.

Pashinyan and Likhachev also exchanged ideas over the construction of a new nuclear power reactor in Armenia, possible partnership in nuclear medicine, as well as the disposal of the hazardous materials in the defunct Nairit Factory.