PRESIDENT: REFORMS OF RA AGRARIAN SECTOR CREATE SERIOUS PRECONDITIONS
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY’S RURAL COMMUNITIES

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Sept 22 2006

YEREVAN, September 22. /ARKA/. Reforms, effected in the agrarian
sector of Armenia, create serious preconditions for the development
of the country’s rural communities, according to the message of the RA
President Robert Kocharyan, read today at the opening ceremony of the
"Armagroforum" second international conference.

At the same time Kocharyan pointed out in his message that there’re
a number of problems, salvation of which was possible only within
the framework of international cooperation.

He also welcomed the organization of the conference in Armenia.

"Two years have passed since the first Armagroforum was held,
and during this period of time Armenia has undergone many positive
changes. However the growth of the international integration of the
agricultural sphere, strengthening the power of the agroprocessing
system, development of the international trade, modernization of the
agricultural facilities – these are the timely issues, which must be
discussed and solved during the forum", Kocharyan emphasized.

Armagroforum second international conference launched has in Yerevan
today and will last till September 23. Delegates from 35 countries
of the world, namely from Russia, USA, France, Italy and a number of
CIS countries take part in the conference. S.P.–0– S