PRIME MINISTER CREATES COMMISSION TO HELP FARMERS HARVEST, EXPORT AND PROCESS AGRICULTURAL GOODS

ARMENPRESS
June 17

Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian ordered creation of an operative
task force and an inter-agency commission tasked to deal with helping
farmers harvest, export and process agricultural goods.

The task force and the commission comprise experts of the agricultural,
territorial, transport and communications and economy ministries,
as well as of police, customs committee and other government bodies.

The newly appointed Agricultural Minister Aramais Grigorian chaired
today the first meeting of the commission.

"The operative group (task force) should be capable of organizing this
measure on high level so that to show farmers that the government
is by their side and regards their well-being as its priority,"
the minister said.

He said agreements were reached with two canneries for procurement
of rich apricot yield. He said also the ministry will monitor the
situation to help avoid any complication.

According to the minister, some 700 tons of apricot and 42.5 tons of
cherry were already exported. He said the ministry will take care
that farmers export and sell domestically their goods safely and
without facing problems.

A hot line will be available in the ministry for farmers to report
complaints which they may face when trying to export their goods. The
minister said every complaint will be responded quickly.