While the United States continue to attach importance to Armenia's energy security encouraging the diversification of its energy sources, official Yerevan has deepened Armenia's dependence on Russia by signing an agreement with the Russian state-run giant Gazprom.
Stone fragments with Armenian letters inscribed on them were scattered on the ground.
On March 30, the Armenian Copper Company held a public hearing to present its program for the exploitation of the Teghut mine. The program includes the destruction of 600 hectares of natural forest, since Armenian Copper plans to open and exploit the copper and molybdenum mines located underneath it.