ROUND TABLE ON “ACCESS TO THE ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY”

ROUND TABLE ON “ACCESS TO THE ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY”

EcoLur

“EcoLur” represents the articles about the round table on “Access to the Ecological Information and National Security”.

ACCUSATION IS CONSIDERED BASELESS
Anahit Pilosyan, Hayq

DO NGO-S RUIN OUR COUNTRY?
Panorama.am

The environmental non-governmental organizations are concerned with the recent opinions round their mission in the country, especially after publication of “Green store purchasing country” article. In this regard environmental NGO-s and NGO-s in general collected in a round table meeting to discuss their mission and role.

“This is not the first time ecological NGO-s are blamed to ruin the country being financed by international organizations. That article is just a reason for us to gather and to discuss our role,” says Inga Zarafyan, the President of “EcoLur” information NGO. The representatives of the NGO-s expressed their concerns on not providing information to them.

Artsrun Pepanyan, the head of public relations department of the Ministry of Environmental Protection says that the Ministry has always supported the NGO-s and has taken them into account.

November 12, 2008