Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and US Vice President JD Vance signed a joint statement on the completion of negotiations on the Agreement on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America in the Field of Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in particular, noted:
՛՛Vice President Vance and I signed today a Joint Statement on the Completion of Negotiations on the "1,2,3 Agreement" for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation between the governments of the Republic of Armenia and the United States of America.
This agreement will open a new chapter in the deepening energy partnership between Armenia and the United States, and will contribute to the diversification of Armenia's energy resources by implementing safe and innovative technologies.
I also expressed my gratitude for the long-standing support provided to Armenia by the United States in the field of nuclear security and expressed willingness to further develop sectoral cooperation in areas of greatest importance to both countries՛՛․
US Vice President JD Vance noted․ ՛՛We are also very proud to announce that our nations have completed negotiations a 123 Civic Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. Once that is completely set up, it will pave the way for the American and Armenian companies to strike deals on civil nuclear projects. That means up to 5 billion dollars in initial US exports plus an additional 4 billion in long term support through fuel and maintenance contracts.
This is a classic win-win for both Armenia and the United States of America. This means stronger energy security for my own country and I also think it means stronger energy security for Armenia, and it also will create a lot of new jobs back home in the United States. It means small modular reactors, American technologies will be coming to this country. Again, this is one of the few countries where we feel confident enough to invest at this level, to send this kind of technology and this is happening because of the Prime Minister’s leadership՛՛․
February 10, 2026 at 20:47