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Haik Aramyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24807.html
Published: 11:51:19 - 14/01/2012
In the left of this photo is Rafik Atayan, the mayor of Kajaran
village. In the right is the mining business owner Silva
Hambardzumyan. Both are `victims' of mining in Syunik region. They are
fighting for rights. The mayor of Kajaran is fighting against the
eviction of the people of his village to mine the land of the village,
Silva Hambardzumyan fights for her own rights. She states that the
governor of Syunik region Surik Khachatryan nicknamed Liska has stolen
her equipment and states that she will continue her mining business
and inject more investments.
Everyone knows the nature of mining in Armenia. This industry exploits
the environment cruelly, gets immense shaded profits and has turned
into a `den' of crime. No environmental regulation is observed there,
and one can imagine what will be left of Armenia and its people if
this situation continues. Armenia will become a huge open mine where
the Chinese will work nip and tuck, as well as the Armenians who will
still stay in Armenia.
A good government would not act so. A good government would close all
the mines and leave only one or two, make investments to develop
closed exploitation, create a closed cycle of production, export final
production which is several times more expensive than the raw
material. The country would be saved, the profits would be more.
However, there are no expectations. Instead, there is a group of
people who ensure their own welfare at the expense of the future of
Armenia.
The people of the tiny village and their mayor are fighting against
this. As to Silva Hambardzumyan, she hasn't stated yet how her mining
will differ from that of others, and what she is fighting for, her own
business or for Armenia. If for Armenia, there is no need for mining,
even if everything is done compliantly. The rest is not less
`compliant'.
Instead, Silva Hambardzumyan could support the people of Kajaran,
Hrazdan, Teghut and protect their basic rights and future. That would
be a real business.
From: Baghdasarian
Haik Aramyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24807.html
Published: 11:51:19 - 14/01/2012
In the left of this photo is Rafik Atayan, the mayor of Kajaran
village. In the right is the mining business owner Silva
Hambardzumyan. Both are `victims' of mining in Syunik region. They are
fighting for rights. The mayor of Kajaran is fighting against the
eviction of the people of his village to mine the land of the village,
Silva Hambardzumyan fights for her own rights. She states that the
governor of Syunik region Surik Khachatryan nicknamed Liska has stolen
her equipment and states that she will continue her mining business
and inject more investments.
Everyone knows the nature of mining in Armenia. This industry exploits
the environment cruelly, gets immense shaded profits and has turned
into a `den' of crime. No environmental regulation is observed there,
and one can imagine what will be left of Armenia and its people if
this situation continues. Armenia will become a huge open mine where
the Chinese will work nip and tuck, as well as the Armenians who will
still stay in Armenia.
A good government would not act so. A good government would close all
the mines and leave only one or two, make investments to develop
closed exploitation, create a closed cycle of production, export final
production which is several times more expensive than the raw
material. The country would be saved, the profits would be more.
However, there are no expectations. Instead, there is a group of
people who ensure their own welfare at the expense of the future of
Armenia.
The people of the tiny village and their mayor are fighting against
this. As to Silva Hambardzumyan, she hasn't stated yet how her mining
will differ from that of others, and what she is fighting for, her own
business or for Armenia. If for Armenia, there is no need for mining,
even if everything is done compliantly. The rest is not less
`compliant'.
Instead, Silva Hambardzumyan could support the people of Kajaran,
Hrazdan, Teghut and protect their basic rights and future. That would
be a real business.
From: Baghdasarian