07.10.2025
Participation of the Armenian Delegation in the International Forum “World Atomic Week”
From September 25 to 26, the international forum "World Atomic Week" was held in Moscow, attended by high-level delegations from many countries. The event was attended by president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the State Corporation "Rosatom" Alexey Likhachev and other international leaders.
The Armenian delegation was led by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. The governmental delegation included RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan, RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mnatsakan Safaryan, RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation Gurgen Arsenyan, Acting Chairman of the RA Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee Khachatur Khachikyan, General Director of "Armenian Nuclear Power Plant" CJSC, Eduard Martirosyan.
During the forum, Nikol Pashinyan and the delegation he led held a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. They discussed current issues of Armenian-Russian relations, including possible avenues for cooperation in the energy sector.
The participation of the Armenian NPP in the forum served as an important platform to present the results of the station's safe operation, its modernization, and its service life extension, as well as future plans for the construction of a new power unit. The event also provided an opportunity for direct dialogue on the latest technologies in the sector, international experience, and global trends in the industry.
The forum participants toured the "Atom" exhibition, which showcased the achievements of the Russian nuclear industry.
As part of the delegation led by the Prime Minister, the General Director of "ANPP" CJSC also took part in the forum session titled "From a New Technological Order – To a New Worldview". This meeting was attended by high-level leaders from a number of countries, as well as the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
On September 26, the General Director of the Armenian NPP, Eduard Martirosyan, participated in a number of important events held within the framework of the forum. Separate meetings took place with the General Director of "Rusatom Service" JSC, Evgeny Salkov, and the heads of a number of other organizations of the State Corporation "Rosatom". Eduard Martirosyan attended a consultation on the work related to the LTO-2 project, as well as the plenary session titled "Everything Starts with the Atom", which was attended by leading figures in the nuclear sector.
The active presence of the Armenian delegation once again confirmed that nuclear energy continues to be one of the pillars of Armenia's energy strategy, and that such international platforms contribute to the deepening and development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation.