“Lydian Armenia” informs that the location of its trailers is legal, and any attempt to relocate illegally without the consent of the company is illegal, as all other illegal processes that have taken place with “Lydian” in the last two years.

By the way, we would like to informed that “Lydian” transferred about 500 million AMD to the community budget during the reign of Vardan Hovhannisyan for the lease of the lands where the “Lydian” trailers were legally located, which have been under illegal blockade for the last two years, being de facto deprived of the right to carry out its normal activity. It is interesting how much of that money has been invested in the community.

Below we present the official letter of the Executive Director of “Lydian Armenia” Hayk Aloyan to the Head of Jermuk Community Vardan Hovhannisyan.

To V. Hovhannisyan, Head of Jermuk Community of Vayots Dzor region of the RA,

In response to the letter N739 of 6 August, 2020, we hereby inform that it is noteworthy that the head of the community has undertaken his powers provided for in Article 42, Part 1, Clauses 9 and 10 of the RA Law on Local Self-Government, only two years after the incident, when a group of individuals, without any permission, in violation of the legitimate interests and rights of both the owner and the community, as well as the acts referred to by you, set up temporary structures in the area legally owned by the Company. Logically, a question arises as to why the head of the Jermuk community, who is an official, did not deliberately exercise his powers envisaged in the field of urban development for two years, also taking into account the fact that Article 308 of the RA Criminal Code provides for criminal liability for abuse of office, and Article 315 of the same Code, for officials intentionally not fulfilling the obligation to stop the unauthorized construction of buildings, intentionally not imposing an administrative penalty. The assumption is arising that the non-fulfillment of official powers in this case is anchored in personal-group interests, aiming to ensure a possible victory in the next local elections. Perhaps the exhaustive answer to that question will be given by the competent preliminary investigation body.

As to the content of your letter, the Company remains committed to the position that no law, including those cited by you, have been violated. The company enjoys the right to unimpeded use of the property under its legal possession provided and guaranteed by the RA Constitution and the RA Civil Code.