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    CEPF MANAGEMENT SURPRISED AT RA GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY THROUGH SHIKAHOGH RESERVE

    YEREVAN, JUNE 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The management of the Critical
    Ecosystems Partnership Foundation (CEPF) is surprised at the position
    of RA government in the issue of construction of the Meghri-Kapan
    highway through the territory of Shikahogh reserve. CEPF started to
    implement its first projects in Armenia. Dan Martin, Foundation's
    Chief Executive Director, informed at the June 1 press conference that
    2 out of 6 projects on Armenia concern strengthening of regimes of
    Khosrov and Shikahogh reserves. Dan Martin, in particular, mentioned
    that he doesn't understand the position of the state structures,
    which, on the one hand, approve a strategic program on creation of
    new protected territories and, on the other hand, discuss a project
    quite opposite to it. In any case, according to him, the Foundation
    is a non-state and non-political organization and can't exert any
    pressure upon the government. "We will continue implementing projects
    contributing to nature conservation," he said. Karen Manvelian, CEPF
    project Coordinator in Armenia, emphasized that there is an alternative
    project of a strategic highway passing over the reserve. According
    to him, RA Ministry of Transport and Communication groundlessly
    exaggerates the costs on laying of the alternative highway and doesn't
    take into account the ecological and economic damage expected in case
    of implementation of the road construction project through Shikahogh.
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