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Victoria Grigoryan, Jermuk resort town resident, has sued Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan and “Environmental Expertise” of Nature Protection Ministry of RA. Victoria Grigoryan demands from court to obligate defendants to recognize Jermuk Town population, including the plaintiff as Amulsar gold mine impact zone. Administrative Court of Armenia, but Appeal Court of Armenia has accepted Victoria Grigoryan’s complaint for consideration with its decision dated on 7 June.
Amulsar mine to be developed by Lydian International Company via “Geoteam” Company is located in a distance of 12 km. As the lawsuit says Gndevaz, Gorayq and Saravan Villages are located in approximately similar distance, while Jermuk is not included. “I think that the inactions of administrative bodies violate my rights and freedoms as a person affected by the aforementioned actions,” the plaintiff says in her claim.
It should be mentioned that on 13 March 2013 Victoria Grigoryan applied to Armenian PM with a request to recognize Jermuk as project impact zone. Nature Protection Ministry “Environmental Expertise” SNCO Director Andranik Gevorgyan replied to her request, “What about the selection of project impact zone, its regulated by Article 8 of RA Law “On Environmental Impact Expert Assessment”. In case of Amulsar, this procedure was implemented long ago, so for the aforementioned reason it’s not possible to recognize Jermuk as project impact area.”
June 12, 2013 at 16:16