YEREVAN, December 15. /TASS/. A Russian company will perform work to extend the operating life of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said at the meeting of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission.

"A very important topic in our bilateral relations is cooperation in the sphere of peaceful use of nuclear energy. We appreciate in this regard that the decision was made to perform work for extension of the service life of the Armenian NPP. A Russian company having all the required experience to implement this task was designated as a contractor," Overchuk said.

"Concerning new power generation units, negotiations are also underway," he added.