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Armenian prime minister visits gold-processing factory in Masis

18.03.2009, 01:12
On Tuesday, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited a gold-processing factory in Masis to see the capacity of this new factory launched by ASSAT Ltd and labor conditions here, governmental press office reports.
YEREVAN, March 17. /ARKA/. On Tuesday, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited a gold-processing factory in Masis to see the capacity of this new factory launched by ASSAT Ltd and labor conditions here, governmental press office reports.
 
Director General of ASSAT Aram Osikyan told the premier that the company established in 1999 is engaged in mineral deposit exploration for building copper, gold and other ore enriching factories in Armenia.

Masis gold factory has 20 employees and will create additional 15 or 20 jobs soon with minimal salary of AMD 150,000.

PM Sargsyan told journalists that unlike mining industry that faces serious problems amid the global crisis, jewelry industry gets new opportunities.

He views the well-equipped and up-to-date Masis factory as one of successful initiatives.

The premier stressed the importance of those enterprises specialized on domestic raw materials and said an arrangement is already up with the Yerevan jewelry factory on the purchase of this factory’s products.-0--