MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Moscow views fake news about an alleged safety threat posed by the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia as an attempt to disrupt energy ties between he two countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said.

Earlier, foreign media started to publish rumors about an alleged safety threat posed by the NPP, claiming that the it puts for the entire region in danger and should be put out of operation.

"We view such misinformation as attempts to create a rift in Russian-Armenian cooperation in this sector and to hinder the development of initiatives involving Russia. Furthermore, they appear to be promoting fanciful Western projects and technologies that are truly destructive to the region, and they are markedly inferior to Russian ones, including in terms of safety," she said in a statement.