YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. There is still much work to be done with respect to mines in Armenia: it is necessary to determine the economic effectiveness of their operation. Spokesman for the Armenian President Victor Soghomonian stated this at the January 29 press conference. Providing explanations on the statements made during the January 24 meeting of the Armenian President Robert Kocharian and the Russian President Vladimir Putin, V. Soghomonian said that an Armenian-Russian commission on uranium mning issues should be set up. Studies on uranium reserves in Armenia were done in the Soviet time, and documents confirming the existence of these reserves are now kept at the appropriate department, whose legal successor is now Rosatom. According to V. Soghomonian, the operation of these mines will allow to replenish reserves of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. At the same time, he noted that uranium will not be enriched in Armenia. It is noteworthy that Global Gold Corporation (US) has shown interest in the issue of conducting a research on uranium resources in Armenia.

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