Tuesday, April 18 2023 16:55
Alexandr Avanesov

PM: Development of mining industry is one of government`s priorities 

PM: Development of mining industry is one of government`s priorities 

ArmInfo. The Armenian government has approved a development strategy for five sectors of  the country's economy. On April 18, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated from the rostrum of the RA National Assembly.

He noted that one of these areas is the mining industry, the  development of which would boost the state's economy. At the same  time, as the prime minister continued, one of the primary tasks is to  establish facilities for processing metallurgical raw materials and  obtaining final products so that instead of ore, finished products  are exported: solar panels, cables, chips, components for electric  vehicles, etc. But as the head of the government emphasized, it is  very difficult to do it in conditions of closed roads.

"We often say to our unfriendly neighbors, open the roads, so that we  can raise the level of our economy, start actively developing, and  improve the quality of life. Of course, we are smart, but not the  smartest>, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized, turning again to the topic of  a peace treaty with Azerbaijan and the problem of unblocking all  transport communications in the region.

There are investment plans In Armenia for the construction of a  refinery, as well as a smelter for the processing of  copper-molybdenum raw materials.