CHAIRMAN OF "PROTECTION OF CONSUMER RIGHTS" NGO CONFIRMS RUMORS ABOUT
FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The chairman of Protection of Consumer
Rights NGO Abgar Yeghoyan confirmed the rumors about foot-and-mouth
disease in Armenia during the June 29 press conference.

According to him, some cows died in a mountainous pasture of Vardenis
region because herdsboys did not call a veterinary in time or inform
the State Food Safety and Veterinary Inspection of the RA Ministry of
Agriculture. In the words of A. Yeghoyan, "we also have foot-and-mouth
disease-related problems in other marzes (NT: provinces)".

To recap, the rumors about cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the
country were denied by the Ministry of Agriculture.