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    ARMENIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER RECEIVES JACQUES DIOUF

    ARMENPRESS
    MAY 13, 2010
    STEPANAKERT

    YEREVAN, MAY 13, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Agriculture Minister Gerasim
    Alaverdyan received today Jacques Diouf, director general of the UN
    Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

    "In this hard financial and economic period the programs on
    "Strengthening of Capabilities in the Sphere of Fishing", "Development
    of Seed Breeding of Grain, Indian Corn and Potato", "Placing of
    Agricultural Insurance System", "Calculation of Agricultural Animals",
    which are of great importance for the further development of our
    country, are being currently implemented, ," G. Alaverdyan noted.

    According to him, the primary works implemented within the frameworks
    of the above-mentioned programs, are already noticeable. The minister
    said that the implementation of the program on "Neutralization of the
    Tomb of the Landslide Zone of Nubarashen Pesticide Dump" has already
    started with the support of the FAO.

    G. Alaverdyan noted that the programs on "Construction of New
    Slaughterhouses in Armenia", "Support to Armenia; Conduction of
    Monitoring on Oversight of Pesticides Quality", "Restoration of Woods",
    "Foundation of Genetic Center of Apricot" have been drafted, which have
    been discussed with the representatives of the United Nations of Food
    and Agriculture Organization. The minister said that by implementation
    of the mentioned programs Armenia will become a more developed country
    and will be able to help the countries which need support.

    "It is a great honor to be today in Armenia and to conduct a forum
    here for the first time," Jacques Diouf said. He noted that he has
    got acquainted with certain works of the mentioned program hearing
    new proposals and opinions. He assured that the support will be
    of continuous nature, and the primary issues will be given a timely
    solution. "The main goal of the FAO is to help the developing countries
    to annihilate and solve poverty issues till 2015," J. Diouf said.
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