October 28, 2010 | Teghout
The Aarhus Convention’s compliance committee in Geneva reached a decision Armenia doesn’t comply with certain obligations imposed on it as a Convention Party. In its decision the Committee proposes the Government of Armenia to take necessary measures to regulate this situation on legislative and administrative level and to take practical measures.
October 25, 2010 | Teghout
Teghout Support Group members had an arrangement with the café owner located in the garden opposite the conservatory to supply with power the rally-concert organized by them. Nevertheless, as it turned out in the morning there will be no electricity in the garden during the whole day. Thus, most famous writers and rock musicians didn’t manage to sing
October 25, 2010 | Teghout
“Teghout” CJSC administration excludes the possibility of nature destruction. Environmentalists raise alarm already having experience with the mines in Tchochkan and Tumanyan. Such water flows out of derelict houses you cannot just bring near your hand; at least you will get burnt.
September 30, 2010 | Teghout
Studies conducted still in the Soviet period in Teghout detected about 100 million tons of turquoise bed. Complex geological structure hinders to determine exact amount of reserves.
September 22, 2010 | Teghout
“One of the main issues strictly set up by the bank is proving the viability of the environmental action plan. Now independent international experts are conducting examination,” Arzoumanyan said.
September 07, 2010 | Teghout
The checkups conducted by the Supervisory Chamber in 2009 detected that Shnogh Village Administration sold 186 ha of its land area to “Teghout” CJSC lowed than the cadastral price which resulted in the community budget lacking 252 million AMD. In 2010 “Teghout” CJSC paid off to the budget and, as a result, the budget increased from 61,7 million to 317,3 million.
September 03, 2010 | Teghout
In reply to the written application of Teghout Protection Group members to the Eurpean bank for Reconstruction and Development, Vallex Company submitted own comments to the Hetq electronic newspaper, which particularly says:
August 31, 2010 | Teghout
On 31 August the Teghout Protection Group held a protest demonstration in front of the Yerevan office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Teghout Protection Group members gave a letter to Valeri Razlog, Head of Yerevan Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This letter particularly says:
August 30, 2010 | Teghout
Teghout Village Head in Lori Marz Harutyun Meliksatyan told the “Hetq”, “Teghout” CJSC paid 117 million AMD to the community budget for the land area of agriculture significance with the purpose of changing its status to that of industrial significance.
August 30, 2010 | Teghout
…At present 40 million USD from the internal resources of “Vallex” Group Company to implement the program concerning Teghout Mine. “People from all Armenia are employed here. We have 150 people employed from Teghout, and 140 from Shnogh, Alaverdi - 150. The rest of the employees are from other regions of the country.
August 30, 2010 | Teghout
On 31 August at 12.45 Teghout Protection Group will hold a protest demonstration in front of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
August 23, 2010 | Teghout
On 22 August a rock concert in support of the Khimki forest was held in Moscow. Famous Russian rock starts headed by Yuri Shevchouk joined this event.
August 23, 2010 | Teghout
Timber is piled up in the football field in Shnogh Village. This is forest cut down in Teghout… Shnogh Village Administration Head Haykaz Kochinyan and Teghout Village Administration Head Harutyun Meliksetyan say their villagers buy timber at a price of 1200 AMD for one cubic meter, while the timber heaped up in the football field costs 12,000 AMD.
August 20, 2010 | Teghout
S.O.S. Teghout Group consisting of NGOs, as well as individual citizens who protest against Teghout copper and molybdenum mine development, call Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to persuade Russian VneshTorgBank to refrain from Teghout project funding.
August 18, 2010 | Teghout
Under Sivilitas Foundation website, world famous rock singer and human rights activist Serj Tankian spoke about his impressions youth environmental movement in Armenia: “I can see a new wave of youth movement in Armenia. Yesterday I met with Teghout Protection Group and saw they are ...
August 09, 2010 | Teghout
The football field in Shnogh Village is full of timber, all in all 4,500 cubic meters. This is Teghout Forest cut down recently for the development of Teghout copper and molybdenum mine. This sight is not for nervous people. You can eyewitness how large pieces of forest landscape disappear from the geographic map, instead bare building grounds appear full of concrete structures.
August 05, 2010 | Teghout
Forests are destroyed not only on the spot of mine development, but also above as drainage water will flow into wells drilled and forests will get withered. Water resources will be exposed to pollution, while biodiversity will get extinct. Deforestation will affect climate change that will bring to huge pressure on the whole ecosystem of that particular region
July 30, 2010 | Teghout
…Eighteen historical monuments, evidences of Armenian history and culture, have been detected in the territory of future copper and molybdenum mine in Teghout thus ceding their historical significance to mining industry…
