President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday participated in, and delivered an address at, the Nuclear Security Summit 2014, which is held in
“Distinguished Prime Minister,
“Distinguished participants of the
“Ladies and gentlemen,
“I also join the words of gratitude addressed to the
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“In order to neutralize the threat of nuclear terrorism a nuclear and radiological forensics laboratory was established in
“I believe regional cooperation is pivotal in prevention matters. In June 2012 we conducted a joint cross-boundary exercise with our neighbor, Georgia on countering the proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction.
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“Distinguished Mr. Chairman,
“Today the President of Azerbaijan raised the issue of the safety of the Armenian Metsamor nuclear power plant. I would like to note that we closely cooperate with the IAEA in ensuring the safety of Armenian nuclear power plant via consistent implementation of the requirements set by the Agency’s technical document 640. The results of the OSART mission attest to that. What refers to the voiced rumors as if we have had troubles related to radioactive waste, such a lie is first and foremost a demonstration of non-confidence towards international structures, since we coordinate all our programs with the IAEA.
“I thank you for your attention,” the President of Armenia stated at the summit.