Armenian Ministry of Environment inspectors have verified reports that wastes from a tailings dam owned by the Akhtala Mining and Processing Company have flown into the local Debed River.
Azerbaijani troops today fired on Armenian military positions along the eastern section of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, this according to the Armenian defense ministry.
Residents of the northern Yerevan district of Avan, today voiced their opposition to a project to build a smelter in their community.
The Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs reports that Azerbaijani troops fired in the direction of the Taghavard and Karmir Shuka communities today.
Three hundred families in Armenia have been selected to receive government grants of up to 1.6 million drams ($4,000) to start their own businesses.