Armenian Environmental Protection Minister accuses Azerbaijan of rejecting to cooperate with Armenia

He said that despite the repeated proposals of the Armenian side about joint ecological monitoring of the Araz river, no positive response has been received so far. "At the same time, it should be noted that Araz river in Azerbaijan is more polluted that in Armenia", admitted the Armenian Minister,

He noted that the monitoring with the Iranian side proceeds in line with the schedule. "We have been cooperating with Iran for several years, sharing information, and we have no any unsettled issues in this sphere", noted the Minister.

The Armenian-Iranian monitoring of the Araz waters is conducted from 6 Armenian and 8 Iranian stations. 76% of Armenian territories refer to the Araz river basin.

It should be reminded that according to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, it was revealed that the number of phenols and copper compounds exceed the acceptable norm by several times on the part of the Araz river on the Armenian border.

/ArmInfo/