Prishtina, 28.03.2022 – The online meeting “Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mining Sector in Canada”, organized by the Canadian Embassy in Croatia and Kosovo, was held. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Synthia Dodig, Trade Commissioner, and Ms. Deborah Archibald, Executive Director of the Extractive Resource Governance Program (ERPG) from the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, and was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Economy, Mentor Arifaj.

Deputy Minister Arifaj stated that the environmental impact assessment in the mining sector in Canada is a good example for us in Kosovo, as Canada is one of the leading countries in the world in terms of the mining sector, so it would be a good opportunity to be informed more about the environmental impact in the mining sector, as one of the most important sectors in our country.
 
Deputy Minister Arifaj further added that Kosovo is rich in metals and minerals, but due to inherited problems, we must continue with our development efforts to advance and modernize the mining sector in the Republic of Kosovo, in order for this sector to thrive again.
 
“In addition to metals and minerals, Kosovo has millions of tons of mineral and industrial waste which we must treat, not only from the perspective of profitability, but also from the perspective of environmental impact”, said the Deputy Minister Arifaj.
 
The Deputy Minister of ME announced that the Ministry of Economy together with the Faculty of Geosciences of the University of Mitrovica “Isa Boletini”, will organize a Multidisciplinary Conference on Geosciences and Sustainable Development, on which occasion he invited the participants of this meeting to come and express their interest in sharing their experiences, the Deputy Minister Arifaj also invited Canadian companies to invest in the mining sector.