On July 18, Sona Ayvazyan, Executive Director of Transparency International Anticorruption Center and Artur Grigoryan, TIAC member and Expert participated in a meeting of the multiple stakeholder group of the Armenian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). “Support to Enhance Armenia’s Capacity to Implement EITI and to Increase Transparency and Accountability in Mining Licenses and Contracts” Project, funded by the British Embassy Yerevan was launched during the meeting.

A number of studies, as outlined in the Armenian EITI Work Plan, will be developed within the framework of the project in 2017-2018. The implementing partner is the American University of Armenia (AUA) Center for Responsible Mining. The Center will be recruiting UK experts to help with development of the studies and reports.

Regulatory framework, specifications of awarding mining permits, licenses and contracts, as well as issues relating to the disclosure of beneficial owners of mining companies will be studied.

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