YEREVAN. - Fifty per cent of financing of new unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will fall on Russian state-run Rosatom company, said Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan.

He said that during the recent visit of Rosatom head Seregy Kiriyenko the sides re-affirmed previously agreed commitments.

“The Russian side offers to seek 50% of financing without attracting new companies. We must assess the situation,” he told journalists on Thursday.

In this case the only option is to obtain credit, but the Armenian side prefers to involve other companies which will make better investment proposals, he added.

French companies have expressed aspiration to participate in the construction of a new NPP power unit.

Unless new investors are found, the Armenian side will accept Russia’s proposal, Movsisyan said.