ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CHARGED NATURE PROTECTION MINISTER TO CREATE LEGAL BASE FOR EXPLOITATION OF SUBSURFACE RESOURCES WITHOUT DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT
arminfo
2007-07-16 21:32:00
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan charged the newly appointed
Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan to create legal base
for exploitation of subsurface resources without damaging the
environment. As Arminfo was informed from press-service of the
president, over today’s meeting with Harutyunyan the president drew
special attention on the necessity of legislative reforms making
observing international norms on subsoil use, which will make
developing of the country’s economy possible, but at the same time
all the nature protection measures will be observed. They also touched
on the management problem of "Sevan" and "Dilijan" national parks.
The president charged on this problem as well as on the current and
future programmes of the ministry.