ArmInfo.Hundreds of workers of Lydian Armenia jointly with inhabitants of communities adjacent to Amulsar have gathered today in front of the government building calling to open the roads leading to the Amulsar deposit, which have been closed by a group of protesters for more than 10 days already.
The company's Safety Supervisor Artur Hovsepyan stressed that a well- financed and task-oriented anti - campaign has been carried out against the Amulsar project for several years. The goal of this campaign is to compromise the reputation of Lydian Armenia by raising environmental and social economic issues. , he added.
Hovsepyan noted that closing the roads is not only a step against the economy and investment image of Amenia, but violates the rights of thousands of citizens, who are currently out of work. "The current situation is nothing else than a classic example of unlawfulness>, he summarized. Prime Minister's Assistant Nairi Sargsyan met with the protesters. In a talk to the government's representative Lydian Armenia CEO Hayk Aloyan noted that today's protest demonstrates the employees' and inhabitants' intention to assist the government in eradicating unlawfulness. He handed over two letters to Prime Minister of Armenia, one of which contains more than thousand signatures of the company's employees demanding to protect their rights. We want the prime minister to be aware and study the issue as soon as possible>, Aloyan told Sargsyan, who in turn promised to present to the Prime Minister their request.
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He noted that for already 12 years since the launch of activities of the company directed attempts are being made to affect the company's rating and reputation. , he added. At the same time the head of the company stressed that the blockade of the roads is fraught with negative environmental consequences.
To recall, on July 1 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that the future decisions related to the Amulsar gold mine must be based on undeniable facts.