YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian National Congress (HAK) an extra-parliamentary political party led by 1st President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, will convene a special session of its Board on August 27 regarding the Amulsar gold mine.

HAK Vice-President Aram Manukyan said at a press conference they are convening the meeting to decide their stance over the matter.

“We are studying all possible reports, stances and calculations of all parties. We have invited ecologists, we are gathering expert information to try and express our opinion,” Manukyan said.

Manukyan argues that the issue isn’t a matter for a referendum and rather it requires a deep expert research.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan