Babken Tunyan: Legal Grounds Needed to Close Amulsar Mine

Legal grounds are required to close the Amulsar mine. Babken Tunyan, a member of the 'My Step' faction in the National Assembly, stated this during a conversation with reporters in parliament on September 9.

“I heard the part of the Prime Minister’s speech that there are no legal grounds at this moment. If legal grounds arise during this year that would allow for closure, it means that certain actions will be taken at that time. But the current option, where you simply allow the operations of that company to dismantle without legal grounds, is simply unacceptable; it makes Armenia a questionable and unreliable partner as a state,” he said.

In response to a question about whether police assistance might be required to clear the path, Tunyan replied, “I hope it won’t come to involving the police, as our society can make very conscious decisions. It is enough to deviate from stereotypical thinking and try to view the issue from both sides. The risk remains with that company; they incur costs, right? Now they might be incurring expenses for a year, and then it turns out there are violations, and no one will cover those costs; this is a very normal compensation option.”