ArmInfo. The sale of the Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit in Armenia's Lori region, which VTB had announced was in the works back in the spring, has been completed. According to Vahe Davtyan, Doctor of Political Science and Senior Researcher in the Caucasus Studies Sector  at the Institute of  China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of  Sciences (IMEMO RAS), this is more than just a standard corporate transaction.

ArmInfo.   VTB bank  is currently in the final stages of completing the sale of the Hals  developer and a copper production enterprise in Armenia, as stated by  VTB CEO Andrey Kostin during a business dialogue titles "Capital of  Change: Outlines of a New Investment Landscape," TASS reports.

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan launched a hybrid war against Armenia. Chairman of the Union of  Miners and Metallurgists of the Republic of Armenia, First Deputy General Director of Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine CJSC Vardan Jhanyan stated  on July 24 at a press conference.

ArmInfo. Armenia is actively negotiating with China on the construction of a copper  smelting complex in the republic. This was announced on February 24  at a meeting of the RA National Assembly Commission on Regional and  Eurasian Integration by Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC)  of the Republic of Armenia David Ananyan, who presented a draft  agreement on the exchange of information on goods and vehicles of  international transportation moving across the customs borders of the  Eurasian Economic Union ( EAEU) and the People's Republic of China  (PRC).

ArmInfo. At the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia with the participation of Government structures and mining  companies held discussions on the processes of organizing the mining  industry, the prospects for the construction of a copper smelter.