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6 June 2024
Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at environmentally safe management of hazardous chemicals and waste in Armenia
Aiming to contribute to the implementation of relevant projects and measures aimed at the conservation, improvement and restoration of the environment and wanting to reduce the negative impact of hazardous waste on human health and the environment, the Ministry of Environment, represented by Secretary General Sergo Atanesyan and "VEGA WORLD" LLC in the presence of the chief manager Yuri Afrikyan, a memorandum of cooperation was signed.
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6 June 2024
Hakob Simidyan, Minister of Environment received Kirsti Narinen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland and Timothy David Straight, Honorary Consul of Finland in Armenia
At the beginning of the meeting, the minister presented to the ambassador the consequences of the emergency situation caused by the floods caused by the heavy rains that fell on May 25-26.
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5 June 2024
Today is World Environment Day
In 1972, June 5 was declared as the World Environment Day by the United Nations, and since 2004 it has been celebrated in Armenia as the Day of Environmentalists.
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5 June 2024
A high-level workshop on the financing of the water sector was held with the participation of Deputy Minister of Environment Tigran Gabrielyan
On May 30-31, a high-level workshop on the financing of the water sector was held in Brussels, which was attended by Tigran Gabrielyan, Deputy Minister of Environment and Lilit Abrahamyan, Head of Water Policy Department.
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4 June 2024
173 illegal crayfish traps and 19 fishing nets were removed from Lake Sevan
As a result of prevention and control measures carried out by the employees of "Sevan" National Park site of the Eco-patrol service of the Ministry of Environment, 173 illegal crayfish traps and 19 fishing nets were removed from the lake in the coastal area adjacent to Sevan settlement.
