Azerbaijan wants to disrupt development of Armenian border regions, says governor

Ararat Governor Sedrak Tevonyan has assured foreign diplomats visiting the village of Yeraskh that the steelworks which is being built in the village doesn’t pose any environmental threats.

Tevonyan dismissed the Azerbaijani claims alleging that the plant’s construction poses environmental hazards and noted that Azerbaijani authorities actually want to disrupt the development of Armenia’s border regions.

“The Azerbaijani actions seek to disrupt the normal course of development of Armenia’s border towns. They make claims about environmental issues, but I assure you that no such issues exist,” the governor told foreign ambassadors.