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Dickhead Tommy backing down.
"In the letter, Zijin said it would not request the return of a $US33.4 million ($48.7 million) payment it had made to Cominiere in 2021 for a 15 per cent interest in Manono if the government agreed to a new joint venture excluding AVZ."
Firstly, Zijin has not paid US$33 million, just US$6 million.
Secondly, requesting a refund means that Zijin admits that the 15% transfer was illegal. If it was legal, why even consider a refund?
Thirdly, if US$6 million or even US$33 million is all it takes to kick Zijin out of the picture, that's small change for the headache that it will save everyone from. Even AVZ can pay them on behalf of the DRC since we also have the US$50 million ATM facility.
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