Nuclear project may take Russian investment in Armenia to $5 bln

ZAVIDOVO (Tver Region), April 23 (RIA Novosti) - A project to build a nuclear power plant in Armenia with Russia's participation could increase Russian investment in the country to $5 billion in the next few years, the Armenian president said on Thursday.

"The construction of the new nuclear power plant will make it possible to push investment to $5 billion in the next three to four years," Serzh Sargsyan said at talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.