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    OSCE YEREVAN OFFICE DEMANDS GYUMRI AARHUS CENTRE OPERATIONS TO RESUME

    Tert.am
    14:38 â~@¢ 26.01.10

    OSCE Office in Yerevan is calling for the quick restoration of
    the operation of the Aarhus Centre in Gyumri and is currently in
    the process of negotiations with the Ministries of Territorial
    Administration and Nature Protection. At this moment an agreement
    has been reached for the staff of the Gyumri Centre being able to
    organize events in the Centre's premises prior to a final solution
    to the technical issues is attained.

    According to a release issued by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, since
    2001, the Office has been promoting the principles of the Aarhus
    Convention, which includes access to information, access to justice
    and public participation in decision-making on environmental issues,
    in Armenia.

    During the last 10 years, the Office supported the establishment of 14
    Environmental Public Information Centres (Aarhus Centres) in different
    Armenian provinces (marzes), including the one in Gyumri. The Centres
    operate on the basis of the Memorandа of Co-operation between the
    OSCE, the Ministry of Nature Protection and local authorities and
    have contributed to raising awareness among the population, solving
    environmental problems and enhancing co-operation between public
    organizations and state bodies.

    Gyumri Aarhus Centre is considered to be one of the most active ones
    and during the last 3 years it consistently and enthusiastically
    worked towards raising environmental awareness and legal recourse
    among the population of Shirak province.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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