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Adil Garibov: â€œThe neighboring states should declare their position to international community on Metsamor nuclear power plantâ€™s threat to the regionâ€

21 November 2012 11:31 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Kamala Guliyeva – APA. “The neighboring states should declare their position to international community on threat of Metsamor nuclear power plant in Armenia to the region”, director of the Radiation Problems Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Adil Garibov told journalists.

According to him, though Armenia says its energy supply depends on Metsamor nuclear power plant, it ensures its energy security through the gas imported from Iran: “Azerbaijan has announced the threat of Metsamor nuclear power plant to the region for several times. Despite such opinions, Armenia doesn’t want to take step to close the station. Armenia intends to keep the nuclear power plant because of strategic objectives. The existence of nuclear reactor allows Armenia to maintain its status as a nuclear country.”