Problematic Aspects of Mining Sector Development Strategy: Discussion at Media Center, 20 July 2022

... The speakers of the discussion, Victoria Burnazyan, and Oleg Dulgaryan, President of "Center for Community Mobilization and Support" NGO, addressed a number of problematic points in the strategy for the development of Armenia's mining industry, which is currently being developed with the financing of the World Bank. No representative from the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure was present at the discussion.

According to the draft strategy for the development of the mining sector, it is proposed to provide land to soil management companies in a simplified procedure after soil management permit is issued, as Victoria Burnazyan [...] said.

"... Here, an attempt is made to provide the land to the company in a simplified procedure after the soil management permit is issued, nevertheless, it will violate a person's right to property, which is protected by the Constitution. We offered to remove this point," she said...