"KHOR VIRAP" STATE PRESERVE TO BE FOUNDED IN MARZ OF ARARAT
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA laws "On
Specially Preserved Territories of Nature" and "On State
Non-Governmental Organizations," the RA Government made a decision at
the January 25 sitting to found "Khor Virap" state preserve in the
50.28 hectares damp territory being the state property within the
administrative borders of the rural community of Pokr (Small) Vedi of
the marz of Ararat, by involving the preserve in the list of damp
territories of international importance of the convention "On Wetlands
of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat." According
to the information submitted to Noyan Tapan by the RA Government’s
Information and Public Relations Department, the decision was made to
secure keeping of the ecosystem, its components, types of flora and
fauna, normal development, reproduction and stable usage.