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Draft ESIA Appendices Caucasus Energy Network Project 11. Appendices 11.1 Appendix I: Record of Meetings and Field Surveys Table 11-1: Record of meetings Agency/ Name of Date Institution/ Place Person consulted Reason for Visit Company Position Aram Ananyan General Director Derenik Gevorgyan Kick-off meeting; Deputy General Director on possible technical 08.12.2015 HVEN Yerevan General Issues measures and line Simon Igitbashchyan routings Chief Engineer Armine Barseghyan Head of NMS Ministry of Agriculture Ruben Petrosyan Forest areas crossed 01.02.2016 (Forest Yerevan Chief Forester by the line corridor, Department – compensation aspects Hayantar SNCO) Birds in the Mamikon Ghasabyan investigation area, Armenian Society Director migration paths in the 01.02.2016 for the Protection Yerevan investigation area, of Birds Tsovinar Hovhannisyan Conservation Officer areas of specific concerns Information about the Project, cultural and Ministry of Armen Abroyan archaeological sites Culture (Agency Director of the Agency along the proposed for Security of 01.02.2016 Yerevan Suren Shaqaryan line routing and Historical and Head of Monument and general procedure Cultural Historical Environment how to manage Monuments) Security Department cultural aspects in Armenia Fauna and Flora in Inga Zarafyan the investigation area, 01.02 2016 Ecolur NGO Yerevan Informational NGO President areas of specific concerns Ministry of Aram Gyulkhasyan Monitoring aspects of Agriculture Director forest cutting and 02.02.2016 (Forest State Yerevan reforestation Monitoring Center Armen Ghurshudyan Deputy Director measures SNCO) Possible crossing of OHL of Dilijan Karen Manvelyan 02.02.2016 WWF Armenia Yerevan National Park and Director other Protected areas along the line routing 7608A01/FICHT-17241108-v1 1 Draft ESIA Appendices Caucasus Energy Network Project Agency/ Name of Date Institution/ Place Person consulted Reason for Visit Company Position Artashes Ziroyan Ministry of Nature Head of Agency Protection Ashit Vardevanyan, Protected areas along 03.02.2016 (Bioresources Yerevan Deputy Head of Agency the line corridor Management Aram Aghasyan Agency) and other experts American Maps of the region, University of Alen Amirkhanian Fauna and flora along Armenia (AUA Director 02.02.2016 Yerevan the line corridor, Acopian Center Dr Karen Aghababyan areas of specific for the Research Assistant Professor ecological concerns Environment) Zara Chatinyan To inform about the 04.02.2016 KfW Armenia Yerevan Local Representative Project ASCE Group OJSC Mikhail Harutyunyan Recycling of scrap 04.02.2016 Charentsavan Armenian Steel President of Founding Council metal Casting Enterprise Avetis Averisyan Head of Community Samvel Sagkomanyan, Aiola Galstyan, Ana Mkrtchyan, S. Hovannisyan, Hovik Balabekyan, P. Zakaryan, Introducing project, Ddmashen Garik Haykapetyan, Karine 17.02.2016 Ddmashen environmental and community Hayrapetyan, Arik social concerns Manukyan Community members Derenik Gevorgyan HVEN Deputy General Director on General Issues Lusine Zaqaryan HVEN Sociologist Samvel Ananyan Head of Community Ashot Aldinyan Introducing project, Margahovit Deputy head of Comm. 17.02.2016 Margahovit environmental and community Garik Gevorgyan Director Northern Branch, social concerns HVEN Lusine Zaqaryan HVEN Sociologist Alexey Novikov Head of Community Introducing project, Fioletovo Garik Gevorgyan 17.02.2016 Fioletovo Director Northern Branch, environmental and community HVEN social concerns Lusine Zaqaryan HVEN Sociologist 7608A01/FICHT-17241108-v1 2 Draft ESIA Appendices Caucasus Energy Network Project Agency/ Name of Date Institution/ Place Person consulted Reason for Visit Company Position Roland Hakobyan Head of Community Garik Gevorgyan Introducing project, 18.02.2016 Atan community Atan Director Northern Branch, environmental and HVEN social concerns Lusine Zaqaryan HVEN Sociologist Vanik Karyan Head of Community Introducing project, Ahnidzor Garik Gevorgyan 18.02.2016 Ahnidzor Director Northern Branch, environmental and community HVEN social concerns Lusine Zaqaryan HVEN Sociologist Hovik Sahakyan Head of Community Garik Gevorgyan Director Northern Branch, Introducing project, Shnogh HVEN 19.02.2016 Shnogh environmental and community Lusine Zaqaryan social concerns HVEN Sociologist Armen Nalbandyan Chief Engineer Northern Branch, HVEN Arkady Tamazyan Head of Community Garik Gevorgyan Director Northern Branch, Introducing project, Chochkan HVEN 19.02.2016 Chochkan environmental and community Lusine Zaqaryan social concerns HVEN Sociologist Armen Nalbandyan Chief Engineer Northern Branch, HVEN Environmental Zhora Gasparyan Forest impacts of line officer 20.02.2016 Hayantar SNCO Margahovit routing crossing Gagik Barseghyan Forest Margahovit State guard Sanctuary Aram Ananyan General Director Derenik Gevorgyan Deputy General Director on General Issues Wrap-up meeting: Simon Igitbashchyan Findings of field 22.02.2016 HVEN Yerevan Chief Engineer survey and meetings; Armine Barseghyan HVEN comments Head of NMS Lusine Zaqaryan HVEN Sociologist and other experts 7608A01/FICHT-17241108-v1 3 Draft ESIA Appendices Caucasus Energy Network Project Agency/ Name of Date Institution/ Place Person consulted Reason for Visit Company Position Introducing project, Lucineh Kassarjian ATP gathering information Armenian Tree Country Director 22.02.2016 Yerevan about replanting Project (ATP) Arthur Harutyunyan projects near to Country Deputy Director possible line corridors Ararat Kocharyan Head of Debet community Introducing project, Debet/ Chkalov/ Roman Sahakyan environmental and 18.04.2016 Yeghegnut Debet Head of Chkalov community social concerns communities Misha Hovhannisyan Head (Option 5) of Yeghegnut community Introducing project, Norik Kocharyan environmental and 18.04.2016 Dsegh community Dsegh Head of Community social concerns (Option 5) Introducing project, Mamikon Ghasabyan environmental Armenian Society Nature Visitor Director concerns (Option 5), 18.04.2016 for the Protection Centre Dsegh crossing of IBA of Birds (ASPB) Tsovinar Hovhannisyan Conservation Officer Dsegh, threatened bird species Discussion of proposed line corridors (Option 4 versus Option 5) with Armenia Tree Lucineh Kassarjian 18.04.2016 Yerevan respect of affected Project Country Director forest areas and possible compensation measures Discussion of proposed line Karen Manvelyan corridors (Option 4 18.04.2016 WWF Armenia Yerevan Director versus Option 5) with respect of protected areas Impacts of line Harutyun Amirjanyan routing (Option 5) 19.04.2016 Hayantar SNCO Akhtala Director of Lalvar Forestry crossing forested Branch areas Alaverdi Introducing project, community Karen Paremuzyan Head of environmental and 19.04.2016 Alaverdi (including villages Community social concerns Sanahin, Akner) (Option 5) Introducing project, Haghpat Vahram Karyan environmental and 19.04.2016 Haghpat community Head of Community social concerns (Option 5) Introducing project, Mets Ayrum Sahak Nazaryan 20.04.2016 Mets Ayrum environmental and community Head of Community social concerns 7608A01/FICHT-17241108-v1 4 Draft ESIA Appendices Caucasus Energy Network Project Agency/ Name of Date Institution/ Place Person consulted Reason for Visit Company Position Introducing project, Lermontovo Edik Chakhalyan environmental and 20.04.2016 Lermontovo community Head of Community social concerns (Option 5) Discussion of proposed line Jeanmarie Papelian corridors (Option 4 Executive Director versus Option 5) with Armenia Tree 20.04.2016 Yerevan Lucineh Kassarjian respect of affected Project Country Director forest areas and and others possible compensation measures Aram Ananyan General Director Derenik Gevorgyan Deputy General Director on Wrap-up meeting: General Issues Findings of field 21.04.2016 HVEN Yerevan survey and meetings Simon Igitbashchyan Chief Engineer (Option 5); HVEN comments Armine Barseghyan Head of NMS and other experts 7608A01/FICHT-17241108-v1 5 Draft ESIA Appendices Caucasus Energy Network Project Table 11-2: Record of field surveys Agency/ Name of Date Institution/ Place Person consulted Reason for Visit Company Position Derenik Gevorgyan Field trip: Deputy General Director on s/s locations; possible Ddmashen and 09.12. 2015 HVEN General Issues environmental and Ayrum Simon Igitbashchyan social impacts substation sites Chief Engineer Field trip: Derenik Gevorgyan Possible Ddmashen HVEN Deputy General environmental and 17.02.2016 HVEN substation site Director on General Issues social impacts of and connecting Lusine Zaqaryan substation and lines HVEN Sociologist connecting lines Garik Gevorgyan Possible line routing Director Northern Branch, Field trip: near to Gugark line 17.02.2016 HVEN HVEN Margahovit crossing Margahovit Lusine Zaqaryan State Sanctuary HVEN Sociologist Garik Gevorgyan Director Northern Branch, Impacts of possible 17.02.2016 HVEN Field trip: Gosh HVEN line routing in the Lusine Zaqaryan Gosh valley HVEN Sociologist Garik Gevorgyan Director Northern Branch, Possible impacts of Field trip: Atan, 18.02.2016 HVEN HVEN line routing above Ahnidzor Lusine Zaqaryan Atan and Ahnidzor HVEN Sociologist Garik Gevorgyan Director Northern Branch, HVEN Line routing of Field trip: Lusine Zaqaryan 19.02.2016 HVEN Tumanyan-1 and -2 Alaverdi HVEN Sociologist Armen lines Nalbandyan Chief Engineer Northern Branch, HVEN Hovhannes Aghabekyan Electricity Specialist Vallex Mining Group Garik Gevorgyan Field trip: Director Northern Branch, Line routing avoiding Vallex Mining 19.02.2016 Teghut Mining HVEN mining site (west
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