Wednesday, September 18 2019 17:02

ArmInfo.The cooperation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with Armenia will continue. Acting Director General of the International Atomic Energy  Agency (IAEA) Cornel Feruta  announced on September 18 on the margins  of the 63rd General Assembly of the IAEA during a meeting with the  Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of the  Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia, the  head of the IAEA expressed readiness to provide comprehensive expert  and technical support to the nuclear sector of Armenia. According to  him, the IAEA will make every effort to ensure the safe operation of  nuclear power plants in its member states.

In turn, Suren Papikyan emphasized that as a country operating a  nuclear power plant, Armenia attaches great importance to cooperation  with the IAEA and expresses satisfaction with the assistance provided  to the country.

Accompanied by the Armenian, Cornel Feruta visited the Armenian  pavilion, where he got acquainted with the achievements of the Armat  Research Institute.

During the conference, Minister Papikyan also met with  Executive  Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty  (CTBT),  Lassina Zerbo. Suren Papikyan praised the role and efforts of the  CTBTO in the comprehensive ban on nuclear test testing and assured  that Armenia was ready to take steps to cooperate with the CTBTO.  Lassina Zerbo emphasized that Armenia is actively participating in  the technical and political programs under the Treaty.

Given that the Executive Secretary is a candidate for the post of  IAEA Director General, Minister Papikyan wished him success in the  upcoming elections.

It should be noted that Armenia has been a member of the IAEA since  1993. The IAEA exercises control over the only nuclear facility  operating in the republic. However, cooperation with the IAEA in the  peaceful uses of nuclear energy is developing effectively, not only  in the field of nuclear energy, but also in nuclear medicine and  other areas of the country's economy.