ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES ENVIRONMENT MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION CONCEPT

Arka News Agency, Armenia
May 19 2006

YEREVAN, May 19. /ARKA/. Armenian Government approved Thursday a
concept of environment monitoring implementation, Armenian Deputy
Environmental Minister Simon Papyan said Thursday at a briefing in
Yerevan. Under this concept, the ministry has to work out monitoring
program within 6 months and give certain powers to appropriate units.

Papyan said the state monitoring concept embraces air, water, soil,
bio-variety and radiation safety areas.

The deputy minister also said it is under consideration now how much
money is needed to put this concept into practice.

The program will be funded by state budget, international organizations
and donors.