ArmInfo.The UN Economic Commission for Europe rejected the complaint of Azerbaijan from 2011 against Armenia. Head of the Office for International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Vahram Kazhoyan, wrote  about this on Facebook.  “After eight years of “battles” as a result  of the negotiations, we recorded a victory today on a very important  issue for Armenia within the framework of the Convention on  Environmental Impact Assessment in a transboundary context.

In 2011, Azerbaijan submitted a complaint against Armenia, which,  however, on all the provisions was refuted by the Ministry of Foreign  Affairs and the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of  Armenia at several hearings over 8 years. Today, the Economic  Commission for Europe formally made a decision based on the facts we  have presented. The commission found that Armenia fully fulfills its  obligations under the Convention, and the complaint of Azerbaijan is  unfounded, “the diplomat explained.