State Department tells CivilNet US considering nuclear pact with Armenia

• The State Department told CivilNet it is studying a request by Armenia to reach a Section 123 Agreement, which would pave the way for the United States to design and build a new nuclear power plant in Armenia to replace the country’s aging facility at Metsamor. Read more: https://shorturl.at/CFsz4
• Belarus reprimanded a senior Armenian diplomat after demonstrators hurled fresh produce at its embassy in Yerevan to protest mocking remarks by Belarus’ president.
• The spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry slammed what she called efforts by Armenia to “blame others for its own mistakes and strategic miscalculations.”
• Armenia congratulated Iran’s new foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, for his appointment.
• Insights with Eric Hacopian: https://youtu.be/z44OEWohCe0

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