YEREVAN. – I hope that the process of engaging real workforce will start at Teghut copper and molybdenum mine within one to 1.5 months, and people will start working.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday said the abovementioned at the National Assembly of Armenia, and during the debates on the 2018 activity report of the government.

In the Premier’s words, he was told Wednesday that the respective administrative issues were being resolved, after which they will pass to the next phase.

Also, Pashinyan reflected on Armenia’s iron mines which have licenses for operation, but have not been operated for many years.

“It’s important to make some legislative amendments to assess the impact on our environment, so that next time we don’t run into the same situation,” the PM added.

Nikol Pashinyan noted that it is indispensable in Armenia to create a system that will rule out corruption risks, and that the environmental impact assessment be reliable.