ROTTERDAM CONVENTION PRESENTS TRAINING SEMINAR

Aysor
Nov 23 2009
Armenia

Today the training seminar was launched in Yerevan sponsored by
Rotterdam Convention Secretariat and Armenia’s government. Among
participants are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova,
Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Russia.

Welcoming the participants, Armenia’s Minister for and Nature
Protection Aram Harutyunyan said that there are still countries which
do not have official bodies responsible for pesticide management and
chemical crop protection.

The Rotterdam Convention was officially ratified by Armenia. The
Rotterdam Convention is a global treaty that came into force in
February 2004. It is designed to protect public health and the
environment by promoting informed decision-making by importing
countries in relation to products that have been banned or severely
restricted by at least two other Parties to the Convention.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress