The Authorities Finally Realize that This is a Creation of the Serge Sargsyan Regime, Says Barsghyan

The head of the Journalists' 'Asparaz' Club, Levon Barsghyan, wrote on his Facebook page: 'Nikol has stated that he is against the unlawful closure of the Amulsar exploitation project. I completely agree. It is good that he has started to think about closing it.

There are at least three grounds for this:

1. The legal grounds regarding environmental damage, uncontrollable risks, and insufficient justifications are fully present in the documents, and specialists will easily point them out. He himself understood this during the Skype conversation with Elard, exclaiming, 'How did we consider that the risks were manageable?' (I do not remember the exact words, but that was the meaning). These grounds are enough to revoke the permit, and in case of potential legal proceedings, the burden should be placed on those who provided insufficient studies and permissions.

2. Political: The authorities finally realize that this is a creation of the Serge Sargsyan regime, and they are giving a political assessment at the highest level while registering this seizure along with related directives.

3. Moral: This reflects the will and position of the public. I might be mistaken, but to accurately gauge public opinion, a proper referendum should be conducted. With appropriate information and fair voting. However, the first two grounds are sufficient, and there is no need for a referendum if he is convinced that the exploitation should be halted and wants it to be legal.

Now, questions arise: where has Nikol's intelligence and creativity gone, why does he insist on a rejected and harmful idea, who has influenced or frightened him, and why does he claim that Armenia will suffer great damages? Why is he gradually distancing himself from the public, and what might they be blackmailing him with? I cannot imagine, I don’t know.'