MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AGAINST LEASING OF SYUNIK MARZ’S PASTURES TO IRAN

13:19, 11 June, 2013

YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS: The Ministry of Agriculture of the
Republic of Armenia is against the idea of leasing of the pastures of
the Syunik Marz to the foreign businessmen. This was stated by the
Head of the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department of the
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia Ashot Hovhannisyan
at the meeting with the journalists held on June 11.

As reported by Armenpress, he noted that in those territories local
sheep production could be organized, which will be sold to the
Iranian businessmen.

The suggestion was submitted to the Government of Armenia by the
Ministry of Agriculture. As stated by Ashot Hovhannisyan, the
Government supports the position of the Ministry of Agriculture in this issue.

The press spread news, according to which the former Governor of the
Syunik Marz Suren Khachatryan visited the Islamic Republic of
Iran on January 15. During the visit a memorandum ofunderstanding was
prepared with the Governor of the Atropatene Province Alireza Beigi,
which provided for the conditions of leasing of the Syunik Marz’s
pastures to the Iranian businessmen. The issue emerged a wave of
public discontent.

The Government of the Republic ofArmenia clarified the issue,
informing that no legal document is available on leasing the pastures
to the Iranians.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress