 Azerbaijan demands that Armenia stop construction of metallurgical plant in border region. The government of Azerbaijan demanded that Armenia stop the construction of a large metallurgical plant in Arasdayan, bordering the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the Cabinet of Ministers said. In a letter addressed to Armenia's Minister of Environment on behalf of the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Mukhtar Babayev, it was stated that the appropriate procedure has been initiated over the activities that may have trans-boundary effects, which are carried out near Yerask settlement Arasdayan, located a few hundred meters from the conventional border between Armenia and Azerbaijan following the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, ESPO Convention. It is particularly emphasised that according to Annex I of the ESPO Convention, metallurgical plants are obviously recognised as an activity that may cause a significant negative transboundary impact. According to Article 3.1 of the ESPO Convention, Armenia is obliged to notify Azerbaijan about the environmental impact of the mentioned activity. However, as an affected party, Azerbaijan has not received any notification from Armenia regarding this project. Taking into account the above, following Article 3.7 of the ESPO Convention, Azerbaijan as the affected party demands that Armenia share information in order to discuss the negative transboundary impact of the project at the initial stage. At the same time, the Azerbaijani government demanded an immediate suspension of the construction of the plant by Armenia until the issues related to the cross-border impact of the project are fully clarified and adequately addressed. A relevant notification was also addressed to the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commissions for Europe regarding the issue.