ECOLOGISTS’ CLAIM REJECTED

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07:57 pm | March 24, 2010

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Armenia’s Administrative Court today rejected the claim of Ekodar NGO
vs. Armenian Government, Ministries of Nature Protection, Energy and
Natural Resources as well as Armenian Copper Programme (ACP).

Ekodar demanded that the court invalidate a number of contracts
permitting Õ¥xploitation of Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit.

During today’s press conference head of " Ecodar" Hrayr Savzyan said
the court decision was predictable. Moreover, it enables the NGO to
take the case to international instances, such as the European Court
of Human Rights or the Aarhus Committee which is already studying
the NGO’s claim