YEREVAN, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN. A third-generation 3-GEV synchrotron source of light will be launched in Armenia under the Candle project. It will promote advanced research in fundamental science, serve as a base of expertise, and ensure a qualitatively new level of international cooperation. At the June 22 meeting of the Candle Project Coordinating Council, the council head, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that the government made a political decision to co-finance the project in case of assistance to the project by private investors. The meeting participants discussed the project's current status, the business plan, and the main points of the business impact assessment survey. They also discussed a number of proposals concerning the center's location, status and organization. They took note of the report on the upcoming visit of international experts to Armenia on June 29-30.

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