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Meeting with residents of Soyudlu village
Meeting with residents of Soyudlu village.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n4 October 2023\n \nAnglo Asian Mining plc\nMeeting with residents of Soyudlu village\n \nAnglo Asian Mining plc (\"Anglo Asian\" or the \"Company\"), the AIM listed gold, copper and silver producer focused on Azerbaijan announces that the management of Azerbaijan International Mining Company (\"AIMC\"), the Company's operating subsidiary in Azerbaijan, met with the residents of Soyudlu village for a public debate on 28 September 2023.\n \nThe meeting was attended by members of the commission created under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (the \"Commission\"), AIMC management and local residents to discuss the environmental investigation at Soyudlu village. An overview of the meeting is as follows:\n \n· Mr Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources and Chairman of the Commission, delivered a presentation on the results of the environmental study conducted by Micon International Co Limited (\"Micon\"), which concluded there is no contamination of groundwater, surface water, or soils from the tailings dam, with all results being below the international standards and guidelines.\n· The study's recommendations focused on modernising equipment and strengthening relations with the local community. AIMC is committed to fully implementing the recommendations. The Commission and management of AIMC have also listened to the concerns of the Soyudlu residents, noting their requests and suggestions.\n· Deputy Minister of Health of Azerbaijan, Mr Nadir Zeynalov, stated the health of the residents of Soyudlu village is satisfactory.\n· The management team of AIMC held positive conversations with the local residents regarding any concerns, community assistance and collaboration.\n \nAt the meeting, Reza Vaziri, Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Asian Mining, informed the Soyudlu residents of the Company's commitment to allocate an annual budget for social responsibility projects. This would be in addition to the Company's existing regional and community investments. It was agreed further discussions would take place regarding the social responsibility projects with a working group consisting of representatives from the Gedabek and Soyudlu communities.\n \nFor further information, please contact...