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TIGRAN KHZMALYAN: PRIOR PUBLIC INTEREST IN KAJARAN VILLAGE IS NOTHING BUT INTERESTS OF A GROUP OF ROBBERS
arminfo
Tuesday, December 20, 16:36
Prior public interest in Kajaran village is nothing but interests
of a group of robbers, says Tigran Khzmalyan, a member of Sardarapat
Movement, filmmaker.
"The ruling regime is in agony now and the authorities do their
best to bleed our country and us white. The policy of robbing the
own people that was launched yet 20 years ago is continued. Thanks
to barbarian privatization, all the public property is now focused
in the hands of several dozens of families. Now, the owners of the
Zangezour copper and molybdenum plant have organized a four-shift
work to recover and sell the wealth which does not belong to them and
transfer the proceeds to abroad as soon as possible," Khzmalyan said.
Sardarapat does not make populist statements demanding to stop
exploitation of deposits. The minerals are being robbed, while the
budget receives insignificant funds from their exploitation, he said.
"All of us know how much is a barrel of oil, but no one know how much
is a kilogram of molybdenum, while it has grown in price 10-12fold
over the last year. Therefore, we should do everything for media to
cover all the topics related to Kajaran," he said.
Under the decision adopted on April 28, 2011, the cabinet changed
the designated purpose of those lands and gave them to the Zangezour
Copper and Molybdenum Plant on lease.
Kajaran residents are against the decision as they are convinced that
it would pose serious environmental hazards, forcing them to leave the
village. The governor of Kajaran, Rafik Kajayan, had earlier resigned
and left the Republican Party, refusing to sign the lease agreement.
But the move hasn't pushed the government to step away from its
decision.
arminfo
Tuesday, December 20, 16:36
Prior public interest in Kajaran village is nothing but interests
of a group of robbers, says Tigran Khzmalyan, a member of Sardarapat
Movement, filmmaker.
"The ruling regime is in agony now and the authorities do their
best to bleed our country and us white. The policy of robbing the
own people that was launched yet 20 years ago is continued. Thanks
to barbarian privatization, all the public property is now focused
in the hands of several dozens of families. Now, the owners of the
Zangezour copper and molybdenum plant have organized a four-shift
work to recover and sell the wealth which does not belong to them and
transfer the proceeds to abroad as soon as possible," Khzmalyan said.
Sardarapat does not make populist statements demanding to stop
exploitation of deposits. The minerals are being robbed, while the
budget receives insignificant funds from their exploitation, he said.
"All of us know how much is a barrel of oil, but no one know how much
is a kilogram of molybdenum, while it has grown in price 10-12fold
over the last year. Therefore, we should do everything for media to
cover all the topics related to Kajaran," he said.
Under the decision adopted on April 28, 2011, the cabinet changed
the designated purpose of those lands and gave them to the Zangezour
Copper and Molybdenum Plant on lease.
Kajaran residents are against the decision as they are convinced that
it would pose serious environmental hazards, forcing them to leave the
village. The governor of Kajaran, Rafik Kajayan, had earlier resigned
and left the Republican Party, refusing to sign the lease agreement.
But the move hasn't pushed the government to step away from its
decision.