Lragir, Armenia
Oct 27 2006

UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM COULD NOT OBTAIN CLEARANCE FOR SUGAR

Monopolies in Armenia affect not only the country’s economy but also
the work of the international organizations in Armenia. The Lragir
has learned that the UN WFP, which implements a food-for-work project
in Armenia, imported sugar to Armenia. The customs office denied
customs clearance saying that they need the permission of the
government first. The UN WFP representatives turned to the prime
minister, who promised to solve this problem but only after the
consignment of sugar imported to Armenia for sale is sold. And sugar
is imported to Armenia by the businessman member of parliament Samvel
Alexanyan. The UN informed the prime minister that the government of
the country has to pay a fine for the food they import that remains
at the customs office. We have learned that the prime minister said
there is no problem, and the government will pay the fine, which
totals several hundreds of thousand dollars.