«The draft law on imposing a moratorium on uranium mining in Kyrgyzstan is initially clear and short to avoid some interpretations and loopholes,» MP Kanat Kerezbekov said at public hearings today.
According to him, this decision was made in order to avoid future extension of licenses for prospecting and exploration of uranium in the future. The document on imposing the moratorium on extraction of uranium fully complies with the legislation of the country, including the Constitution, the Civil Code and the law on subsoil.
There should be no interpretations. Everything is clear and understandable. And Kyrgyzstan has the sovereign right to impose the moratorium. There are such precedents.
Kanat Kerezbekov
Recall, YurAsia Company was going to develop Tash-Bulak deposit of Kyzyl-Ompol group of uranium-thorianite placers. It was planned to process it at Kara-Balta Mining Plant. However, Kyrgyzstanis are categorically against the project. Protests against the development of the field took place in Bishkek and Balykchy.
The company’s license for exploration of the deposit was temporarily suspended. Deputies of the Parliament have instructed the Government to ban the prospecting, exploration and development of uranium deposits in Kyrgyzstan.
