Rally against development of Zhetim-Too iron deposit and gold mining in Chyrpykty area is held in Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan. A Facebook user Asylbek Orozobaev posted a video from the rally.
The protesters demand to deprive Gold Content of its license for development.
Altynbek Ergeshov, the Presidential Envoy to Naryn region, came out to the protesters and said that he would personally visit the field. He asked not to politicize the situation.
«It is wrong to politicize the situation. Zhetim-Too is the wealth of the people. There are no talks about its development. Work will be carried out within the law. I will personally go to the fields,» Altynbek Ergeshov said.
The people did not listen to the official. One of the protesters said that the rallies would continue.
«We do not hold rallies with demand to repair roads or provide us with water. If you go there and look at nature, you will be against development,» the woman said.
It is planned to develop Zhetim-Too iron deposit in Naryn region. Local activists oppose its development. In their opinion, it will harm the environment.
