DEFENSE MINISTRY OF ARMENIA CLARIFIES CIRCUMSTANCES OF SCANDAL WITH EGGS

ArmInfo
2010-02-10 11:48:00

ArmInfo. Defense Ministry of Armenia clarifies the circumstances of
the incident related to the sale of eggs of Arax poultry farm with
the stamp of Armenia’s Defense Ministry. To note, Arax poultry plant
has won the tender for supply of hen’s eggs to the Ministry.

As spokesman of Armenia’s DM, Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told
ArmInfo, the eggs with DM stamp were actually received by some Yerevan
stores. "The eggs with such a stamp were found out in the stores.

These eggs do not meet the GOST (All-Union State Standard) of the
Army by their weight. According to the standard, the eggs for the Army
should be no less than 50-60 grams of weight, however, the mentioned
ones were smaller", Shahsuvaryan said. According to him, the product
was found out in the stores by one of the employees of Armenia’s AF
General Headquarters, and investigation started according to the order
of Armenia’s AF General Headquarters Yuri Khachaturov. The eggs have
been currently withdrawn from the stores. According to S.

Shahsuvaryan, the eggs were delivered to the stores directly by
Arax poultry farm, and the Defense Ministry is not art and part in
appearance of the indicated eggs in Yerevan stores.