Environment Ministry Refuses to Send Employees to Training Provided by U.S.; Cites "Mystery" Procedural Rule

18:20, July 11, 2012

Five employees of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection's State Environmental Inspectorate were scheduled to attend a five day study course in Hungary regarding environmental violations.

The Inspectorate sent the list of names to Minister Harutyunyan for approval, after which it was to have been sent to the U.S. Embassy for a final OK. The entire program was financed by the embassy.

The U.S. Embassy informed Hetq that the Embassy proposed an environmental criminal investigation training for Armenian officials from the Ministry of Nature Protection, and this would have been one the many exchange programs between the U.S. Government and Armenian law enforcement bodies.   Read more... (495 words)

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