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"TEGHUT PROTECTION GROUP" STAGES YET ANOTHER PROTEST
Noyan Tapan
http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=113728
Ma y 23, 2008
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Members of "Teghut Protection Group"
organization staged yet another protest against the operation of Teghut
mine outside the Armenian government's building on May 22. The citizens
carrying placards "Put an End to the Country's Plundering", "Teghut
is a Crime against Generations", "Teghut is Biggest Taling Dump in the
World" demanded that the operation of the mine be immediately stopped.
The group member, National Assembly deputy Zaruhi Postanjian said
that a week ago the indicated organization and she as an MP applied
in writing to the government with the demand to stop the work on the
mine's operation, to revise the government decisions on the mine's
operation and to make an international expert examination of the
project on operation of Teghut mine.
According to her, no answer has been received so far. Besides, a
number of questions have been put, in particular: "Who is behind the
Liechtenstein-based organization that owns 81% shares of ACP company
holding a licence for operation of Teghut mines". Z. Postanjian
stated that they will take all possible steps in order to prevent the
implementation of this decision of the government: they will apply
to court and international environmental protection organizations.
In her words, ACP company cannot be trusted as it has not fulfilled
its obligations on relaunching of Alaverdi copper foundry.
Noyan Tapan
http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=113728
Ma y 23, 2008
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Members of "Teghut Protection Group"
organization staged yet another protest against the operation of Teghut
mine outside the Armenian government's building on May 22. The citizens
carrying placards "Put an End to the Country's Plundering", "Teghut
is a Crime against Generations", "Teghut is Biggest Taling Dump in the
World" demanded that the operation of the mine be immediately stopped.
The group member, National Assembly deputy Zaruhi Postanjian said
that a week ago the indicated organization and she as an MP applied
in writing to the government with the demand to stop the work on the
mine's operation, to revise the government decisions on the mine's
operation and to make an international expert examination of the
project on operation of Teghut mine.
According to her, no answer has been received so far. Besides, a
number of questions have been put, in particular: "Who is behind the
Liechtenstein-based organization that owns 81% shares of ACP company
holding a licence for operation of Teghut mines". Z. Postanjian
stated that they will take all possible steps in order to prevent the
implementation of this decision of the government: they will apply
to court and international environmental protection organizations.
In her words, ACP company cannot be trusted as it has not fulfilled
its obligations on relaunching of Alaverdi copper foundry.