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    Armenian environmentalists against mine dump project

    13:35 * 02.09.14


    The nature protection minister's decision to allow the launch of a new
    tailing dump for a mine in Armenia's Aragatsotn region has drawn
    criticism by environmentalists.

    At a news conference on Tuesday, several activists expressed their
    concerns over the project that envisages the construction of a third
    dump for the gold mine in Tokhmanuk. One of them, Seyran Minasyan,
    described the plan as a mere deception. "I, as a specialist, wrote a
    letter to the minister, and the response which came said the opinion
    would be maximum considered. But a real response was sent to me by the
    limited liability company, Akunk Firm," he noted.

    Greta Gabrielyan, another environmentalist attending the news
    conference, said the group visited the community to evaluate the
    situation on-site after the alarm was raised. She said that their
    earlier letters to the National Assembly and the president never
    received a proper attention.

    "To continue the mining in the village Melik means to poison the water
    in the area with heavy metals," she noted.

    Arthur Grigoryan, a lawyer also attending the news conference, said he
    finds the earlier measure authorizing the launch of the second dump a
    clear sign of a corrupt deal. He described the project as a unique
    move giving the right evaluation to Minister Aramayis Grigoryan.


    Armenian News - Tert.am




    From: A. Papazian
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