Tuesday, August 7 2018 15:04

ArmInfo. The process of paying unpaid salaries to 116 employees responsible for technical safety of the Nairit plant launched in January 1, 2018 still continues, First  Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan told this on his Facebook page.

"At the moment, wages amounting to 55 million drams have already been  paid, which is a debt for 5 months," he wrote. The Deputy Prime  Minister also noted that along with this, interest is calculated,  which will be paid to employees for delay.

"I thank the employees who raised this issue, as well as the  ministers of emergency situations and finance for their efforts to  solve it," stressed Mirzoyan.

To recall, the chemical giant of Armenia - "Nairit" plant has been  idle since March 2010. The enterprise completely stopped working in  2014. The total debt of the enterprise reached 50 billion drams  (about $ 130 million). The court of Yerevan's Shengavit  administrative district declared Nairit Plant CJSC bankrupt at the  end of November 2016 on the basis of the suit filed by the Electric  Network of Armenia. Until the end of the 1980s, the plant's products  occupied 10-12% of the world market of synthetic rubber.