Sona Ayvazyan, Project Director of Transparency International Anti-corruption Center, addressed a press conference at Friday Press Club on June 3, 2009. She reflected on an action against government decision for the operation of Teghut copper molybdenum deposit. Valex Group Company that won a tender and received a 25-year license for exploitation of Teghut deposit, had already started preliminary work in Teghut. Attorney Hayk Alumyan who has prepared a claim to appeal to administrative court, noted that the mining project violated several provisions of the Armenian and international legislation.

Other members of Teghut Defense Group, Hrayr Savzyan, Chairman of EcoEra NGO informed that about 4-5 thousand people signed a petition against exploitation of Teghut mine in the latest 10 days. MP Zaruhi Postanjyan of Heritage Party faction, who is a member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, spoke of her intention to present Teghut problem in the European structures.