rns letter to Baylan20 Apr 2021 08:18
Nothing to lose here;
We now wait for comments back from UNESCO, but there is no transparency in the review process or timeline for its input. Beowulf has written to UNESCO three times in the last two months to get clarity on the timeline but has received no response. I understand your Ministry has not followed up with UNESCO, since referring the Kallak case to it nearly six months ago.
The Constitutional Committee made a critical statement of the Government's handling of the Kallak application in late November 2020. Yet, Beowulf sees no change and is still being 'left in the dark'.
In March 2020, at the Nordic Mining Day in Toronto you welcomed investors and Beowulf to do business in Sweden, yet the Fraser Institute's Annual Mining Survey now ranks Sweden 36th on Investment Attractiveness.
You have announced reviews and investigations regarding the Environmental Code and Minerals Act. These reviews should not be used as an excuse for delaying a decision on our application, which has fully met the requirements of existing legislation, with the threat thereafter of another election campaign to 'kick the can further down the road'.
Beowulf's simple request is when will the Government take a decision on the Kallak application?