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    WAYS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS IN NUBARASHEN CHEMICAL WASTE DUMP DISCUSSED

    armradio.am
    21.05.2010 10:58

    Joint actions to handle the environmental threat posed by a chemical
    waste dump of Nubarashen and other issues of mutual co-operation
    were discussed today at a meeting of the Head of the OSCE Office
    in Yerevan Ambassador Kapinos and the Minister of Nature Protection
    Aram Harutyunyan.

    Ambassador Kapinos at the meeting welcomed the immediate reaction
    of the Government to the alert signaled by the OSCE on the acute
    environmental risk stemming from the Nubarashen chemical waste dump
    and expressed readiness to assist Armenia on the issue.

    The OSCE Office in Yerevan developed an emergency action plan to
    contain the immediate threat jointly with the Armenian Ministry of
    Emergency, and invited experts to make preliminary assessment of
    risks. The international expertise was provided by the John Vijgen
    from the Environment and Security Initiative, Kevin Helps from UN Food
    and Agriculture Organization and Wolfhart Pohl from the World Bank.

    At the initiative of the OSCE the international donor community is
    being mobilized to assist Armenia in addressing the problem. The next
    co-ordination meeting to this effect is hosted by the OSCE Office in
    Yerevan on May 21.

    As soon as the acute threat has been coped with, a long-term plan to
    dispose of the waste is to be drafted with further OSCE assistance in
    co-ordination with the Armenian authorities and other international
    actors.

    "We are glad to provide support in bringing about the international
    expertise and do believe that coordinated reaction by the government,
    civil society and the international community is important to
    assist Armenia in eliminating this kind of emergency threats.," said
    Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan."

    The Minister briefed on the urgent steps taken by the Government of
    Armenia with a view of utilizing amount in 31 million drams allocated
    from the Government budget to mitigate the immediate risks. The
    Ministry of Nature Protection is tasked to organize the work at the
    dump site and co-ordinate state bodies' activities.
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