Armenian economy should develop with minimum damage to environmentJanuary 20, 2011 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Commenting on the cutting down of 50 thousand trees for exploration of the polymetallic deposit in Kapan, Deputy Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Simon Papyan said that “development of economy is impossible without any damage to the environment.” “What we should do is to maximally reduce the possible damage and seek for best solutions,” he said. Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net about the ecologists’ concerns over the open exploration of the deposit, Papyan said the issue is not on the agenda and “once it appears there, public hearings will be organized before any decision is taken.” “Armenia experiences serious ecological problems mostly regarding the ecosystem of Lake Sevan,” he said. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |