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1. Armenia: Hundreds of tons of apricots rotted on border – Armenian economist

(Other countries)

... rotting, at Armenia’s customs checkpoint. As per Manaseryan, the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture has not done enough work to explain to exporters as to which accompanying documents are needed.  ...

25 September 2013

2. Armenia: Imported products to Armenia are unsafe – newspaper

(Other countries)

A seminar, titled “Harmonization with EU Standards and Institution Building of the [Armenian] State Inspectorate for Surveillance of Market,” was held in Armenia on Tuesday. During the seminar, William ...

25 September 2013

3. Turkey: Food imported from Turkey is inadequately inspected in Armenia – NGO official

(Turkey)

The food being imported from Turkey is inadequately inspected in Armenia, “Informed and Protected Consumer” NGO Chairman Babken Pipoyan said during a press conference on Tuesday. He added that even though ...

24 September 2013

4. Armenia: We are not accountable for cheese exported to US – Armenian food safety service

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The Armenian Agriculture Ministry State Service on Food Safety is not accountable for the Armenian cheese that were banned in the US, notes the statement which the service has released. “The service ...

23 September 2013

5. Armenia’s exports grow faster than imports

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Between January and August 2013, exports from Armenia comprised about $952 million, informs the National Statistical Service. The exports grew by 8.9 percent, as compared to the first half of last year. ...

20 September 2013

6. Belarus: Myasomolprom to sign dealer contract with Armenia

(Belarus)

Minoblmyasomolprom – management company of Myasomolprom Holding Company has plans to sign a dealer contract to deliver meat and dairy products to Armenia, head of the economy committee of the Minsk Oblast ...

20 September 2013

7. USA: US bans importing products of several more Armenian companies

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded its list of the Armenian companies whose products are banned in the United States. In addition to the products of two cheese companies, the products of ...

19 September 2013

8. CIS: CIS may harmonize regulations on admissible truck weight, size

(Articles)

... Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Alexei Avramenko as he commented on results of the 34th session of the intergovernmental council of road authorities. The session took place in Yerevan, Armenia. ...

17 September 2013

9. Moldova regrets Russia’s decision to suspend wine imports - Moldovan FM comments

(Moldova)

... that has been banned by Russia are now freely accepted by the EU. Armenia is one of the few CIS states which has not experienced to full extent the gravity of Russian “trade wars”. There is a partial ...

14 September 2013

10. Armenia: Armenia expects unprecedented wheat harvest – AgriMin

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In line with data by the National Statistical Service, the total crop sowing areas in Armenia made up 17.8529 hectares in 2013, as compared to the 17.1816 hectares in the year past. About 92 percent ...

07 September 2013

11. Armenia: Even if Armenian wine is recognized best by Customs Union, Europe will not look upon it seriously – newspaper

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According to Armenian Wine Makers’ Union President Avag Harutyunyan, had Armenia become an EU member and signed the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement with EU, there would have been an inevitable ...

07 September 2013

12. Georgia and Russia re-open road traffic

(Georgia)

... a trade embargo on Georgian agriculture product; however, it was restored in spring of 2010 by the request of neighboring Armenia, Russia’s political ally in the region that significantly depends on Russian ...

06 September 2013

13. Armenia: Farmers will get diesel fuel at reasonable price

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Armenian government will allocate $110,000 to the Agriculture Ministry to provide farmers with low-cost diesel fuel. Besides, the villagers will be granted 5.2 million liters of diesel fuel that was ...

29 August 2013

14. Armenia: Apricot exports at record levels in 2013

(Articles)

Armenian processing companies purchased around 13,044 tons of apricots this year, registering a 47-percent rise as compared with previous year. The Agriculture Ministry presented this year’s indicators ...

29 August 2013

15. Armenia: Agriculture Minister visits Lori Region

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Armenian Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan visited Lori Region to inspect work of a company uniting 60 local farms. The Minister assured the government will continue assistance programs. He noted ...

24 August 2013

16. Belarus: Belarus-Armenia economic cooperation commission to sit on 26-28 August

(Belarus)

The tenth session of the Belarus-Armenia intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation will take place in Yerevan on 26-28 August, reported the press service of the Belarusian Foreign ...

23 August 2013

17. Armenia: “ONEArmenia” to build greenhouses for Berkaber village residents

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The current project of the organization “ONEArmenia” is designed to raise money for bordering houses in Berkaber, located in the Tavush Region of northeastern Armenia, director of the organization ...

21 August 2013

18. Armenia: Apricot exports became unprofitable for many Armenia businessmen in 2013 - expert

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High wholesale price of Armenian apricots has created big problems for its sales in Russia, project manager of Spayka company said. Karen Baghdasaryan, manager of project department at company exporting ...

17 August 2013

19. Armenia: Karabakh calls for cooperation with Azerbaijan

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... reservoir has more capacity than it is currently used. Both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides will gain from proper use of water canals that were built during the Soviet era,” Aghabekyan said. Unless ...

14 August 2013

20. Armenia: Armenia to have new cannery plant

(Articles)

A new cannery plant will open in Armenia in October, Spayka Company official Karen Baghdasaryan told. The plant will produce fruit and vegetable preserves. It will endeavor to obtain large volumes ...

13 August 2013