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ITALY-BASED ARMENIAN WINEMAKER WILL NOT OFFER BRIBES
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/economy25849.html
Published: 17:22:36 - 17/04/2012
Vahe Keushgueryan, Italy-based Armenian winemaker, president of Semina
Consulting Company which supports Armenian winemaking companies, tried
to import winery equipment from Italy but encountered obstacles of
the customs. The equipment has been in the customs office for already
over 6 months, while the businessman cannot get a proper clarification.
He told Lragir.am that the driver had forgot a document for which the
equipment is still in the customs office. According to Keushgueryan,
the customs service staff cannot tell him what the destiny of the
equipment will be. He says the Customs office has not provided any
information on the equipment for six months, and they do not know in
what condition the equipment is. "Perhaps, they want me to go there
and solve the issue otherwise but I'm not going," said the businessman.
Vahe Keushgueryan says the government is not helpful to businesses,
it only creates obstacles for their activities.
Winemakers encounter obstacles also when they want to export wine
samples abroad. Keushgueryan says they ask to submit all kinds of
documents at every step. While in other countries sending a wine
sample requires a few hours, in Armenia it takes more than a week.
According to Vahe Keushgueryan, the quality of wine produced in
Armenia is not improving since there is no state control. "In Armenia
some wines are produced of grapes which are not grown here. It is
a European sort of grapes for white wine, while the one sold in
Armenia is red. It is a shame," he says adding that the market will
not develop unless quality is controlled.
The Armenian-Italian winemaker calls on the authorities to control
this sector and not to create obstacles for the businessmen. According
to him, the main problem of Armenia is poor and selective enforcement
of the law.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/economy25849.html
Published: 17:22:36 - 17/04/2012
Vahe Keushgueryan, Italy-based Armenian winemaker, president of Semina
Consulting Company which supports Armenian winemaking companies, tried
to import winery equipment from Italy but encountered obstacles of
the customs. The equipment has been in the customs office for already
over 6 months, while the businessman cannot get a proper clarification.
He told Lragir.am that the driver had forgot a document for which the
equipment is still in the customs office. According to Keushgueryan,
the customs service staff cannot tell him what the destiny of the
equipment will be. He says the Customs office has not provided any
information on the equipment for six months, and they do not know in
what condition the equipment is. "Perhaps, they want me to go there
and solve the issue otherwise but I'm not going," said the businessman.
Vahe Keushgueryan says the government is not helpful to businesses,
it only creates obstacles for their activities.
Winemakers encounter obstacles also when they want to export wine
samples abroad. Keushgueryan says they ask to submit all kinds of
documents at every step. While in other countries sending a wine
sample requires a few hours, in Armenia it takes more than a week.
According to Vahe Keushgueryan, the quality of wine produced in
Armenia is not improving since there is no state control. "In Armenia
some wines are produced of grapes which are not grown here. It is
a European sort of grapes for white wine, while the one sold in
Armenia is red. It is a shame," he says adding that the market will
not develop unless quality is controlled.
The Armenian-Italian winemaker calls on the authorities to control
this sector and not to create obstacles for the businessmen. According
to him, the main problem of Armenia is poor and selective enforcement
of the law.