ArmInfo. The Armenian Foreign Ministry did not comment on the situation related to Lydian Armenia CJSC.
"The main principle of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, as well as of the diplomatic missions of the Armenia abroad, is the presentation of investment opportunities in Armenia, and the mission of the Armenian Foreign Ministry is to assist Armenian economic entities to effectively carry out their activities abroad." The issue related to Lydian Armenia CJSC should be discussed by another agency directly related to the company, "said Anna Naghdalyan, acting Spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, during a briefing on August 28.
To recall, yesterday the inspection body for nature and subsoil protection demanded from the "Lydian Armenia" company to cease all the activities on the development of the Amulsar deposit until a new examination and decision on the basis of this examination is made. The Head of the inspection body appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office in connection with the facts of extraction by the Lydian Armenia CJSC mining mass without the right to subsoil use to formulate the elements of crime and in accordance with the established procedure to initiate proceeding . With regard to the company "Yeghegnadzor water user", administrative proceedings were initiated to find out whether supplying Lydian Armenia with water on the Kechut-Zaritap water pipeline was lawful.