Holding up posters that read “Armenia is not a Mine” and “Armenia is not for Sale” along with the photos of prominent businessmen and members of parliament commonly referred to oligarchs in the South Caucasus country, the activists stood outside the hall where the meeting was taking place for hours until sunset, occasionally singing patriotic Armenian songs and waiting to meet with Sargsyan.
The protest comes at a crucial time for Armenia, who is facing a large ecological threat as its once abundant forests now only cover less than 10 percent of the entire country and its unregulated mining industry, controlled largely by foreign companies and members of parliament, threatens the country’s unique biodiversity and health of poor, rural populations.
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