Maria Longhi, coordinator of the US government’s aid programs for Europe and Eurasia, at a session in the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations, said that the country is considering the possibility of creating small modular nuclear reactors in Armenia and other Eurasian states. Strengthening energy independence from the Russian Federation and China. It has been reported TASS.
“And we are evaluating feasibility in some countries, including Armenia. [создания] “Small modular nuclear reactors built using American technology that could lead to greater energy independence from both Russia and China.”
It was previously reported at the press conference of the British Minister for European Affairs, Leo Docherty, with the Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. announced Initiation of a strategic dialogue with Armenia in 2023. He expressed his hope that these plans will be realized in the second half of the year, that the strategic dialogue will be effective and that the scope of cooperation will be expanded.