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"EVEN IF THE WORLD BANK EXPERTS ISSUE A POSITIVE CONCLUSION, ANYWAY, "NAIRIT" WILL NOT BE REACTIVATED."
February 23 2015
The World Bank has agreed to find and attract a consulting company
with international experience, which will assess the technical and
financial feasibility of the "Nairit" chemical plant. The World Bank
will provide 110,000 dollars for expertise. "Nairit" plant employees
are filled with skepticism. During yesterday's protest, the "Nairit"
plant employees who were demanding the government their 18-month
unpaid wages of 5 billion drams, were sure that the experts will come,
put these 110 thousand dollars into their pockets, will eat and go
away. "Nairit" press secretary Anush Harutyunyan, in the conversation
with Aravot.am, told that they were expecting the team of experts much
earlier. "We were told that they will arrive on February 5, but the
audit will begin just on February 25. We were expecting that they will
finish by February 23 to 25." Our interlocutor says that there are two
versions of conclusion, either they are saying "yes" or "no". Saying
"yes" gives a hope that the plant will work in the future, but there
had been a few of such audits and all of them had given positive
conclusion, but the plant did not operate. This results in people's
distrust. I do not believe this audit. The audit was a few times and
I repeat that the plant did not operate, moreover, people were fired
from their jobs. In other words, what is the probability that the
plant will be reopened after this positive conclusion, there is none."
In Anush Harutyunyan's words, even if the World Bank issues a positive
conclusion and decides that the plant should operate, then it has
nothing to do with repayment of the debt. "They fired the employees
and have to pay their salaries, and as to by what means, it is up
to the government to worry about." Anush Harutyunyan is sure that
the company will come, will do its job very duly, will issue the
conclusion and will go away. "It is very likely that the audit will
apply to the same company that has already conducted auditing. Thus,
we can logically conclude that, yes, they extend time."
Elya HOVHANNISYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/02/23/168958/
February 23 2015
The World Bank has agreed to find and attract a consulting company
with international experience, which will assess the technical and
financial feasibility of the "Nairit" chemical plant. The World Bank
will provide 110,000 dollars for expertise. "Nairit" plant employees
are filled with skepticism. During yesterday's protest, the "Nairit"
plant employees who were demanding the government their 18-month
unpaid wages of 5 billion drams, were sure that the experts will come,
put these 110 thousand dollars into their pockets, will eat and go
away. "Nairit" press secretary Anush Harutyunyan, in the conversation
with Aravot.am, told that they were expecting the team of experts much
earlier. "We were told that they will arrive on February 5, but the
audit will begin just on February 25. We were expecting that they will
finish by February 23 to 25." Our interlocutor says that there are two
versions of conclusion, either they are saying "yes" or "no". Saying
"yes" gives a hope that the plant will work in the future, but there
had been a few of such audits and all of them had given positive
conclusion, but the plant did not operate. This results in people's
distrust. I do not believe this audit. The audit was a few times and
I repeat that the plant did not operate, moreover, people were fired
from their jobs. In other words, what is the probability that the
plant will be reopened after this positive conclusion, there is none."
In Anush Harutyunyan's words, even if the World Bank issues a positive
conclusion and decides that the plant should operate, then it has
nothing to do with repayment of the debt. "They fired the employees
and have to pay their salaries, and as to by what means, it is up
to the government to worry about." Anush Harutyunyan is sure that
the company will come, will do its job very duly, will issue the
conclusion and will go away. "It is very likely that the audit will
apply to the same company that has already conducted auditing. Thus,
we can logically conclude that, yes, they extend time."
Elya HOVHANNISYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/02/23/168958/