Azerbaijan opposes Armenia’s plans to build new metallurgical plantJune 8, 2023 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision to construct a large metallurgical plant in an area bordering on the Nakhijevan Autonomous Region. Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan earlier shared information and videos confirming the construction the plant with an annual production capacity of 180,000 tons on an area of 16,500 square meters in the village of Yeraskh. “Armenia is once again flagrantly violating the norms and principles of international law, especially the provisions of the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention),” the Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, June 7, Haqqin.az reports. As a party to the Espoo Convention, the Azerbaijani Ministry argued, Armenia “had to ensure the participation of Azerbaijan” The Ministry also revealed that some time ago, Azerbaijan filed a lawsuit against Armenia under the Espoo Convention regarding Yerevan’s plans to build a new nuclear reactor on the territory of the Metsamor nuclear power plant. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Trade between Armenian and Iranian increased by 43.5% in the first 10 months of 2022, rising from $390 million to around $560 million. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |