Agriculture Minister Visits Aragatsotn Province

AGRICULTURE MINISTER VISITS ARAGATSOTN PROVINCE

Armenpress
Jun 29 2006

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, ARMENPRESS: Armenian agricultural minister David
Lokian traveled the other day through the province of Aragatsotn
parts of which were hit heavily a few days before by a strong hail.

The minister first visited several villages in Aparan and Aragats
regions of the province and spoke to farmers to learn their problems
and then headed for Tsakhkahovit which sustained the heaviest losses
and where the hail is believed to destroy around 60 percent of
wheat crops.

Farmers complained about poor supply of irrigation and drinking water,
roads with potholes, inaccessibility of natural gas. The minister
said he would give instructions to examine the raised problems and
offer proposals how to eliminate them.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS