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KAJARAN RESIDENTS TO FIGHT TO THE END FOR THEIR LANDS
Tert.am
26.12.11
Residents in Kajaran village in Armenia's southern province of Syunik
have said they will fight to the last effort and will not give their
copper-rich lands to the government for drilling purposes.
The head of Kajaran village said at a meeting with representatives of
the opposition Armenian party Heritage that copper and molybdenum are
high in the world market but that does not improve living conditions
of locals.
"... However, instead of being the richest, the best well-off
settlement, Kajaran is in grinding poverty and is facing a
life-or-death issue," said he.
It comes after the Armenian government adopted a decision to give the
territories of four villages in Syunik province to Zangezur Copper
and Molybdenum Combine for mining.
The area is about 600 hectares and includes villages of Artsvanik,
Sevaqar, Achanan and Chapni.
Tert.am
26.12.11
Residents in Kajaran village in Armenia's southern province of Syunik
have said they will fight to the last effort and will not give their
copper-rich lands to the government for drilling purposes.
The head of Kajaran village said at a meeting with representatives of
the opposition Armenian party Heritage that copper and molybdenum are
high in the world market but that does not improve living conditions
of locals.
"... However, instead of being the richest, the best well-off
settlement, Kajaran is in grinding poverty and is facing a
life-or-death issue," said he.
It comes after the Armenian government adopted a decision to give the
territories of four villages in Syunik province to Zangezur Copper
and Molybdenum Combine for mining.
The area is about 600 hectares and includes villages of Artsvanik,
Sevaqar, Achanan and Chapni.