In the town of Ararat - about an hour's drive south of Yerevan, Armenia's capital - investors from Russia have moved in to take control of what is believed to be one of the biggest gold-mining operations in the country. The move has prompted concerns within Armenia over increasing Russian control of vital national economic interests. In the South Caucasus, one of the world's most volatile areas, it is also raising the spectre of renewed regional conflict. In a series of deft investment moves in...
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