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Armenia and Iran have not signed any document on pasture lease
YEREVAN, December 28. /ARKA/. There is no any agreement between
Armenia and Iran about rent of pastures in Siunik in exchange for
Iranian agricultural machinery, Armenian minister of territorial
administration and vice premier of Armenia Armen Gevorgyan told a
press conference Friday.
Earlier Iranian mass media reported that an agreement is expected to
be signed during the visit of head of Siunik region of Armenia to
Eastern Azerbaijan province of Iran. Under the alleged document,
Siunik region was to lease pastures for some 5,000 cow head from the
province of Eastern Azerbaijan in exchange for agricultural equipment
produced in the province.
`At the moment there is no such a document in circulation. These kinds
of proposals are brought up and discussed from time to time, not only
in relation to Siunik region, but to lease of pastures in other
regions as well. No such agreement exists,' Gevorgyan said.
The minister also said that governor of Siunik has not travelled to Iran yet.
`If such agreements are made, we will notify immediately,' the
minister said adding that Armenia needs all its pastures, and efforts
will be made to efficiently use the pastures for ensuring local
community budget receipts.
According to the ministry of agriculture, only 30% of overall 1
million 118,000 hectares of Armenian pastures is used efficiently.
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YEREVAN, December 28. /ARKA/. There is no any agreement between
Armenia and Iran about rent of pastures in Siunik in exchange for
Iranian agricultural machinery, Armenian minister of territorial
administration and vice premier of Armenia Armen Gevorgyan told a
press conference Friday.
Earlier Iranian mass media reported that an agreement is expected to
be signed during the visit of head of Siunik region of Armenia to
Eastern Azerbaijan province of Iran. Under the alleged document,
Siunik region was to lease pastures for some 5,000 cow head from the
province of Eastern Azerbaijan in exchange for agricultural equipment
produced in the province.
`At the moment there is no such a document in circulation. These kinds
of proposals are brought up and discussed from time to time, not only
in relation to Siunik region, but to lease of pastures in other
regions as well. No such agreement exists,' Gevorgyan said.
The minister also said that governor of Siunik has not travelled to Iran yet.
`If such agreements are made, we will notify immediately,' the
minister said adding that Armenia needs all its pastures, and efforts
will be made to efficiently use the pastures for ensuring local
community budget receipts.
According to the ministry of agriculture, only 30% of overall 1
million 118,000 hectares of Armenian pastures is used efficiently.
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