Azerbaijan opposes Armenia’s plans to build new metallurgical plantJune 8, 2023 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision to construct a large metallurgical plant in an area bordering on the Nakhijevan Autonomous Region. Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan earlier shared information and videos confirming the construction the plant with an annual production capacity of 180,000 tons on an area of 16,500 square meters in the village of Yeraskh. “Armenia is once again flagrantly violating the norms and principles of international law, especially the provisions of the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention),” the Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, June 7, Haqqin.az reports. As a party to the Espoo Convention, the Azerbaijani Ministry argued, Armenia “had to ensure the participation of Azerbaijan” The Ministry also revealed that some time ago, Azerbaijan filed a lawsuit against Armenia under the Espoo Convention regarding Yerevan’s plans to build a new nuclear reactor on the territory of the Metsamor nuclear power plant. 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. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. There’s a growing demand for Armenian sprits in Russia amid Western sanctions on the supply of alcohol to the country. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. 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. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |