Ignaty Arakelyan: Technical equipment is a priority for Ministry of Agriculture

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of  Agriculture Ignaty Arakelyan and the members of the Russian  delegation headed by Tigran Parsadanyan, representative of the  Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, discussed issues of  cooperation.  

The minister pointed out that one of the priorities of the Armenian  agrarian sector is technical equipment and modernization of the  machinery. He added that the Ministry is ready to discuss and study  any programs to have a new supplier of equipment in the spring.  Arakelyan also informed the guests of the project on leasing of  agrarian equipment, which will partly be funded by the state.  

He added that it is envisaged to create a car fleet with the joint  efforts of the private and public sectors. The fleet will serve all  the farm enterprises.   

For their part, the guests said that the Russian companies are  interested in launching assembly of tractors in Armenia. The  representatives of the Russian enterprises also presented their  products.