ARMENIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MINISTER ACCUSES AZERBAIJAN OF REJECTING TO COOPERATE WITH ARMENIA
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Aug 20 2008
Azerbaijan
"Azerbaijan still rejects cooperating with Armenia in the ecology
sphere", said Armenian Minister of Environmental Protection Aram
Arutyunyan.
He said that despite the repeated proposals of the Armenian side about
joint ecological monitoring of the Araz river, no positive response
has been received so far. "At the same time, it should be noted that
Araz river in Azerbaijan is more polluted that in Armenia", admitted
the Armenian Minister,
He noted that the monitoring with the Iranian side proceeds in line
with the schedule. "We have been cooperating with Iran for several
years, sharing information, and we have no any unsettled issues in
this sphere", noted the Minister.
The Armenian-Iranian monitoring of the Araz waters is conducted from
6 Armenian and 8 Iranian stations. 76% of Armenian territories refer
to the Araz river basin.
It should be reminded that according to the Azerbaijan Ministry of
Ecology and Natural Resources, it was revealed that the number of
phenols and copper compounds exceed the acceptable norm by several
times on the part of the Araz river on the Armenian border.