"ARMENIAN PICKLES, CHEESE AND PEPPER SHOULD BE KNOWN WORLDWIDE"

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[06:05 pm] 12 November, 2008

"My impressions are very good, but at the same time rather
contradictory. I see and rejoice at the quality of our food and
manufactured products, but at the same time I wonder why this high
quality is not wide-spread all over the world. The Government should
do its best to help Armenian manufacturers sell their products
in different corners of the world," Serzh Sargsyan said at the
Armprodexpo-2008 international exhibition of agricultural products.

Today Serzh Sargsyan walked about the pavilions of Armenian
agricultural products for two hours.

Accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Aramayis Grigoryan, Serzh
Sargsyan stopped at each pavilion, talked to representatives of
the participant companies and tasted Armenian cognac, wine, cheese,
meat and pickles.

"We should try to create new brands like the Armenian cognac, which
is popular all over the world, the Armenian apricot, sheep cheese,
goat cheese and other tasty foodstuffs," Serzh Sargsyan said.

One of the exhibition participants was "Golden Goat," a leading
cheese-producing company in Vayots Dzor. Today the company exports
more than 60 per cent of its production. 40 per cent is sold in
Armenia. According to the company representatives, Russia’s Foreign
Minister prefers their cheese.

Note, the 8th international exhibition of the Armproexpo -2008 kicked
off on November 11 and will continue till November 14. The exhibition
has been organised with the support of the Agrobusiness Development
Centre CJSC. Note that more than 60 companies participate in the
exhibition.