ArmInfo. The suspension of the Amulsar project will definitely harm the investment rating of Armenia, since the mining industry should be predictable in the first place. This is stated in the official statement of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA).
<We urge the Armenian authorities to keep the environmental issues of the mining industry together with the fair statements of environmentalists in the spotlight on a daily basis. Here, the joint work of environmentalists and state authorities to control can be an important factor and incentive>, the report says.
In particular, UMBA declares that no company carrying out legal activities in the Republic of Armenia should face obstacles; moreover, it should not feel a difference in attitude, regardless of whether this organization is Armenian or foreign. <The company Lydian Armenia, operating the Amulsar mine, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Armenia carries out economic activities that cannot be used by political forces for self-affirmation and formation. Guided by the world's best practices and using scientific developments in the mine of nature protection, the company is equipped with modern technologies and comprehensive programs that have already been launched>, the source says. According to UMBA, the bowels of Armenia cannot be closed for mining and exploitation, they must be used for the good of the RA.
The Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia is certainly deeply concerned about the preservation of the purity of our nature, but at the same time, we are concerned about the issue of providing the population with work, reducing migration and the dynamic development of the economy. After all, the wealth of the bowels of the country is needed not to be closed, but should serve the people. To resolve this issue should be approached in cold blood without excessive emotionality. The interests of our country require this>, the statement said.
To recall, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on September 9 said on Facebook that at the moment there is no legal basis to prohibit the operation of the Amulsar mine. Nikol Pashinyan also formally asked Jermuk residents open all roads leading to the Amulsar mine.