  Environmentalists protest against plundering of Armenia’s earth interiors  July 14, 2011 - 14:41 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On July 14, a protest rally was organized in front of Armenian Government building, rally participants urging against plundering interiors of Armenia’s earth. Rally organizers protest against mining companies, who, while earning huge incomes, are avoiding social responsibility and pollute ecosystem. “Armenia is turned into a country of free resources for lobbyists, promoting facilitation of mining companies’ activities,” the head of Ecolur NGO Inga Zarafyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As the head of Transparency International anti-corruption company in Armenia Sona Ayvazyan stated, Armenian authorities use poor judgement in distributing mining licences, caring nothing about rational use of the earth’s interiors. “Currently Armenia has 700 mining deposits, with 460 licences issued for their usage. The tendency grows, leading to plundering,” Ms. Ayvazyan explained.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi  Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |
