Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has received a Russian delegation led by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev, Report informs referring to the Armenian media.
The parties discussed cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, the construction of a new nuclear power unit in Armenia, as well as the extension of the life of the second power unit of the Armenian nuclear power plant.
Rosatom is involved in the operation of the Armenian nuclear power plant, which is located near Metsamor city (it was built from 1969 to 1977). The plant includes two power units with VVER-440 reactors. In order to extend the life of the second power unit of the plant until 2026, the Armenian Energy Ministry signed an agreement on its modernization with Rosatom in 2014.