YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, ARMENPRESS. The Government of Armenia will forward the environmental audit conclusion on Amulsar gold mine to the Ministry of Environment, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Facebook.

He said the environment ministry is tasked to determine “whether or not the conclusion contains information which according to Armenian legislation require the need for a new Environmental Impact Assessment for the operation of the Amulsar mine”.

On August 19th, however, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the Government intends to allow Lydian International to continue the Amulsar project. The decision was based on the conclusion of an environmental audit conducted by ELARD. Pashinyan emphasized that the project will be operated strictly in adherence to high environmental standards.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan