ArmInfo. Amulsar gold-bearing quartzite deposit located 14km away from resort town of Jermuk is considered to have the largest gold reserves in Armenia. Geologists discovered the gold-bearing deposit yet in 2006. During the following ten years, they had studied the possibilities, pros and cons of starting operation activities.In 2014, the Government of Armenia granted Mining Right to Lydian Armenia CJSC. In 2015, the Project’s environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) was approved. Despite that comprehensive,almost 6,000-page document, the company is constantly facing harsh criticism by environmental organizations who do not believe and some do not want to believe in successful implementation of Lydian’s biodiversity conservation measures.In an interview with ArmInfo, Armen Stepanyan, Lydian Armenia Sustainability Director speaks about possible environmental impacts of mine operation and mitigation measures planned. 

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ArmInfo."Now the Ministry of Ecology is actively engaged in the implementation of the new government program, which is aimed at solving the main, most important issues in the field of ecology, designed for 2017-2022," Deputy Ecology Minister Eric Grigoryan said at a press conference on July 17.

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ArmInfo. The proposal of Armenian Government to  take 100 million cubic meters of water due to the lack of a natural  climate in the sediments was not observed. This opinion was expressed  at the press conference by the chairman of "Association for  Sustainable Human Development" social organization Karine Danielyan.

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ArmInfo.The government of Armenia released Lydian Armenia CJSC, which operates the Amulsar deposit, from paying customs duties on imports of another batch of equipment and raw materials.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government will continue to work in emergency regime. The head of the executive body said on June 23 at a meeting of the Government.

ArmInfo.The Armenian government plans to increase the volume of water release from Sevan to 270 million cubic meters. The issue will be discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly on July 4 at 10.00.

ArmInfo. "For the recent several years Armenia received a big number of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, as well as from the countries of Africa. Only from  Syria 22.000 refugees came to Armenia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Christoph Bierwirth stated during the press conference. 

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense sphere should provide independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability of borders, security of the population of RA  and NKR, timely identification, analysis, prevention and neutralization of possible threatens, including military ones, Government new program for 2017-22 states, presented to the adoption of the Parliament.

ArmInfo.Armenian Government presented strategy on social welfare sphere development of the country for 2017-22. 

ArmInfo. The Armenian government presented an anti-corruption strategy for 2017-22.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan during the meeting on May 20 with the Vice-President of Russian Railways Alexander Misharin and General Director of South Caucasian Railways Sergey Valko discussed SCR activities, the results of 2016 work and upcoming programs. The Russian Ambassador Ivan  Volynkin also attended the meeting. 

ArmInfo.EU calls Armenian authorities to conduct massive democratic reforms in the country aimed at total implementation of human rights protection, freedom of speech and mass media and the rule of law, as well as to implement objective researches on every possible situation of violation of these basic rights and freedom. This was stated during the press conference in Yerevan, as a result of David McAllister, European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs regional visit.

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ArmInfo.Under the instruction of Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, Armenian Parliament extra session took place.  

ArmInfo. Anahit Bakhsyan, the leader of  Hello Yerevan faction, applied with an open letter to Armenian prime Minister Karen  Karapetyan due to cancellation of NA Permanent Commission on Human Rights. 

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