YEREVAN. - OSCE Yerevan office’s deputy head Karel Hofstran and Armenia’s Minister of Emergency Armen Yeritsyan signed a memorandum called “Evaluation research of Nubarashen’s waste dump”.

The aim of the program is local research and evaluation of Nubarashen, to evaluate the health risk in the villages of Nubarashen waste dump area, to present the research results to the donors in order to collect money for rendering harm and solving health risks in that area.

In 2010 the waste dump area was opened which caused serious environmental problems. OSCE responded to Armenia’s request and hired an expert who formed an action program with local experts.

OSCE will declare an international competition to find an organization which will realize the program.