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GENEVA MAY INFLUENCE TEKHUT CASE
ArmInfo
2010-07-21 17:39:00
ArmInfo. Geneva may influence the Tekhut case, say lawyer Hayk Alumyan.
Mar 18 2010 the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee discussed
Armenia's compliance with the convention. A number of NGOs have
appealed to the Aarhus Convention Secretariat against the Tekhut
project saying that it is contrary to article 6 of the convention. The
decision is expected to be passed this year.
Alumyan says that Mar 24 the Administrative Court dismissed the
suit against the Tekhut project. The suers said that the project
was contrary to Armenia's constitution and a number of international
conventions.
The Cassation Court has accepted the appeal against the Administrative
Court's verdict. "I think that the decision of the Cassation Court
will depend on Geneva: if the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
says that the project is contrary to the convention, the court will
rule in our favor," says Alumyan.
Tekhut is the second biggest deposit in Armenia. It is believed to
have 450mln tons of ore, 1.6mln tons of copper and 99,000 tons of
molybdenum. The ACP's project to develop the deposit was approved by
the Government in Nov 2007.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-07-21 17:39:00
ArmInfo. Geneva may influence the Tekhut case, say lawyer Hayk Alumyan.
Mar 18 2010 the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee discussed
Armenia's compliance with the convention. A number of NGOs have
appealed to the Aarhus Convention Secretariat against the Tekhut
project saying that it is contrary to article 6 of the convention. The
decision is expected to be passed this year.
Alumyan says that Mar 24 the Administrative Court dismissed the
suit against the Tekhut project. The suers said that the project
was contrary to Armenia's constitution and a number of international
conventions.
The Cassation Court has accepted the appeal against the Administrative
Court's verdict. "I think that the decision of the Cassation Court
will depend on Geneva: if the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
says that the project is contrary to the convention, the court will
rule in our favor," says Alumyan.
Tekhut is the second biggest deposit in Armenia. It is believed to
have 450mln tons of ore, 1.6mln tons of copper and 99,000 tons of
molybdenum. The ACP's project to develop the deposit was approved by
the Government in Nov 2007.
From: A. Papazian