  Yerevan hosts conference on Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit exploitation issuesDecember 14, 2010 - 19:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 14, Yerevan hosted a conference focusing on the issues of copper-molybdenum deposit exploitation in Teghut. As Armenian Copper Program executive director Gagik Arzumanyan stated at the conference, the deposit exploitation enabled provision of jobs for 81 people, who previously had to leave the country in search of employment. As he stressed, 357 hectares of woods will be restored in the nearest future. Arzumanyan also assured the conference participants that minimal damage will be inflicted on the environment and water in the region.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
