YEREVAN. – The consensus of modern civilization is that the prudent use of natural resources is inevitable. Prime Nikol Pashinyan said this during Tuesday’s consultation at the Ministry of Environment of Armenia.

"The use of these [natural] resources must be prudent so that the consequences of the damage caused to the environment be manageable. This, of course, if we put it very directly, is a very bitter fact, but it is a fact that has no alternative. Therefore, the primary mission of the Ministry of Environment is to monitor the implementation of this exact balance and to ensure it," Pashinyan added.