ArmInfo. Without the support of the mining industry, the Armenian industry would have recorded much more modest indicators. Gagik Minasyan, a former deputy of the RA National Assembly from the Republican Party, stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on July 28.
According to him, the mining industry has once again become a lifesaver for the country. Thus, in the first 5 months of this year, the industry in Armenia recorded an increase of 2.4%, however, according to the results of the first half of the year, a decline of 0.9% was noted.
Thus, according to the economist and former deputy, the actual growth was only 1.5%. However, in this growth, the factor of the mining industry is more than obvious, which grew by as much as 25% in the first five months.
This, according to the ex-MP, is a shameful fact for the current government, which in its election promises stated that the republic will no longer be an appendage of foreign states, and that Armenia will be turned into a country with high technologies.
Moreover, according to Gagik Minasyan, over the past month the trend of dependence on the mining industry has become even more aggravated. In particular, even during the aggravation and hostilities on the border with the Tavush region of Armenia, attempts were made to resume the construction of the Amulsar gold deposit. "That is, even during this period, attempts were made to launch another mining enterprise so that it would be activated, because, most likely, without the support of the mining industry, the Armenian economy will show very modest indicators," the ex-MP stated.
