George Soros' statement on Rosia Montana (11 February 2009)
Recently my name has been mentioned in connection with a mining project in Rosia Montana, Romania. In order to set the record straight I am issuing the following statement.
I have no financial interest in the gold mine in Rosia Montana, either through Gabriel Resources or Newmont, nor is it my intention to have any such interest in the future.
I did have a conversation with Joel Bell, a representative of Gabriel Resources, in which I encouraged him to seek a constructive solution in Rosia Montana that would meet the legitimate demands of opponents to the mine.
I do not, however, have any firm views on what the correct solution is and in any case I don't impose my personal views on the Soros Foundation Romania, which has its own board and acts autonomously. I respect the Foundation's work on transparency, good governance and rule of law.
Soros Foundation's previous statements with regards to the Rosia Montana case
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George Soros was born in Budapest, Hungary, on August 12, 1930. He survived the Nazi occupation of Budapest and left communist Hungary in 1947 for England, where he graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE). While a student at LSE, Soros became familiar with the work of the philosopher Karl Popper, who had a profound influence on his thinking and later on his professional and philanthropic activities.
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