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MINING AREAS IN ARMENIA LOCATED NEAR DEVELOPED TOURISM CENTERS
tert.am
27.07.12
Though mining in Armenia has great potentials of development, most
mines are located in developed tourism areas, according to Movses
Manukyan, the chief of the civil initiative group Healthy Hrazdan.
"Several trends of tourism development are being sketched in Armenia
today. Among them are Jermuk with, its developing resort tourism and
the millions of investments that still continue; the gorges of Aghveran
and Hankavan; Tatev with its ropeway etc." the environmentalist said,
speaking at a news conference on Friday.
Manukyan noted that a mountain mine lying 15 km. off Jermuk now under
construction, while an iron mine in the center of Hrazdan city,
(3km.-4km. far from the Tsahkadzor resort) is due to open in the
near future.
Ruben Grigoryan, the chief of the Romea tour group, said in that
connection that tourism demands ecologically clean areas, with
ecoutourism development being a relatively new business in Armenia.
"Tourism, on a global level, is considered one of the most rapidly
developing and most profitable branches of economy. There are countries
that gain 60%-70% of their profit from tourism," he said, adding that
they avoid taking tourists to areas situated near mines.
According to him, the opinion that mining brings larger profits than
tourism cannot be considered right.
Asked about the growing number of miners in Armenia, the chief of the
Greens' Union, Hakob Sanasaryan, attributed the problem to tax errors.
"Anyone working in the mining industries sector normally pays the
income tax and the other minor taxes, by mining in general is excluded
from the taxation field. Only a small amount of the taxes is levied,"
he said, adding that the emission of sulfur oxide in Armenia costs
only 1,800 drams ($4.41), unlike Sweden where a similar procedure
would cost 2,405 US Dollars.
tert.am
27.07.12
Though mining in Armenia has great potentials of development, most
mines are located in developed tourism areas, according to Movses
Manukyan, the chief of the civil initiative group Healthy Hrazdan.
"Several trends of tourism development are being sketched in Armenia
today. Among them are Jermuk with, its developing resort tourism and
the millions of investments that still continue; the gorges of Aghveran
and Hankavan; Tatev with its ropeway etc." the environmentalist said,
speaking at a news conference on Friday.
Manukyan noted that a mountain mine lying 15 km. off Jermuk now under
construction, while an iron mine in the center of Hrazdan city,
(3km.-4km. far from the Tsahkadzor resort) is due to open in the
near future.
Ruben Grigoryan, the chief of the Romea tour group, said in that
connection that tourism demands ecologically clean areas, with
ecoutourism development being a relatively new business in Armenia.
"Tourism, on a global level, is considered one of the most rapidly
developing and most profitable branches of economy. There are countries
that gain 60%-70% of their profit from tourism," he said, adding that
they avoid taking tourists to areas situated near mines.
According to him, the opinion that mining brings larger profits than
tourism cannot be considered right.
Asked about the growing number of miners in Armenia, the chief of the
Greens' Union, Hakob Sanasaryan, attributed the problem to tax errors.
"Anyone working in the mining industries sector normally pays the
income tax and the other minor taxes, by mining in general is excluded
from the taxation field. Only a small amount of the taxes is levied,"
he said, adding that the emission of sulfur oxide in Armenia costs
only 1,800 drams ($4.41), unlike Sweden where a similar procedure
would cost 2,405 US Dollars.