PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA: AGRICULTURE PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN IN THE CENTER OF MY ATTENTION
arminfo
Friday, October 14, 18:40
"The agriculture problems still remain in the center of my personal
attention as well as of the government of the country", - President
of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in the message to the participants
in the first world conference of farmers "Armagroforum" launched in
Yerevan today within the frames of the events dedicated to the 20th
anniversary of Armenia's independence.
"Taking into account the role of the agrarian sector in the structure
of Armenia's economy, this sphere will be also one of the priority
ones for us over the next years", - he said.
The president also added that the conference is a good opportunity
to discuss not only the tasks and challenges of the agriculture of
Armenia, but also of the region and the world, as experts from abroad
and international organizations are also taking part in the conference.
"We may be proud of our achievement in the sphere of agriculture. We
not only restore the work of the earlier functioning processing
companies, but have also created several new companies for the last
years", - the president said and added that serious pre-conditions
for development of village and agriculture have been already created
thanks to the reforms in the agrarian sector of the country.
Armenian Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan said in his speech
that despite all the pre-conditions for development of agriculture,
we still have problems in this sphere which may be resolved in case
of effective using of the potential.
"The improvement of the business-climate in the country has created
favorable conditions in the economy of the country, which will give an
opportunity to our compatriots living in different countries of the
world to promote fulfillment of various programmes in the agrarian
sphere. This will result in the mutually beneficial cooperation
which is in line with modern criteria of the world business", -
the minister said.
He also added that 1000 farmers from Armenia and the NKR, including
40 Armenian farmers from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Lebanon, Iran,
Poland, Latvia, the USA and France are taking part in the conference
which will last till 16 October.
arminfo
Friday, October 14, 18:40
"The agriculture problems still remain in the center of my personal
attention as well as of the government of the country", - President
of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in the message to the participants
in the first world conference of farmers "Armagroforum" launched in
Yerevan today within the frames of the events dedicated to the 20th
anniversary of Armenia's independence.
"Taking into account the role of the agrarian sector in the structure
of Armenia's economy, this sphere will be also one of the priority
ones for us over the next years", - he said.
The president also added that the conference is a good opportunity
to discuss not only the tasks and challenges of the agriculture of
Armenia, but also of the region and the world, as experts from abroad
and international organizations are also taking part in the conference.
"We may be proud of our achievement in the sphere of agriculture. We
not only restore the work of the earlier functioning processing
companies, but have also created several new companies for the last
years", - the president said and added that serious pre-conditions
for development of village and agriculture have been already created
thanks to the reforms in the agrarian sector of the country.
Armenian Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan said in his speech
that despite all the pre-conditions for development of agriculture,
we still have problems in this sphere which may be resolved in case
of effective using of the potential.
"The improvement of the business-climate in the country has created
favorable conditions in the economy of the country, which will give an
opportunity to our compatriots living in different countries of the
world to promote fulfillment of various programmes in the agrarian
sphere. This will result in the mutually beneficial cooperation
which is in line with modern criteria of the world business", -
the minister said.
He also added that 1000 farmers from Armenia and the NKR, including
40 Armenian farmers from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Lebanon, Iran,
Poland, Latvia, the USA and France are taking part in the conference
which will last till 16 October.