Friday, January 22 2021 17:33

ArmInfo. Minister of Economy  of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan within the framework of a working trip to  Syunik region got acquainted with the economic situation in the  region. "The people and business of Syunik face new challenges.  Naturally, I, as the Minister of Economy, had to see the situation,  try to understand what we, the ministry, can do to help overcome the  consequences of the war and preserve the strength of the region,"  Vahan Kerobyan said quoted by the press service of the Ministry.

Together with Syunik Governor Melikset Poghosyan and Deputy Minister  of Economy Arman Khojoyan, the Minister visited the free economic  zone "Meghri", Meghri center for purchasing dried fruits, CJSC  "Agarak", Meghri cannery.

Vahan Kerobyan inquired in detail about the activities and problems  of organizations, expressed his readiness to provide all possible  assistance as needed. The Minister considered the functioning of the  free economic zone "Meghri" a priority issue requiring an immediate  solution. He expressed hope that changes there will be noticeable in  the near future.

Economic issues were discussed in Syunik, including issues of  irrigation, construction of barns, provision of fodder, restoration  and opening of enterprises - bankrupts and many others.

Vahan Kerobyan noted that last year most of the state support  programs in the field of agriculture were in demand, and efforts  should be made to continue them in order to have new, more targeted,  better programs to improve the efficiency of agriculture. "Our policy  should be based on the creation of as large a highly productive  economy as possible. Obviously, not many people can do this kind of  agriculture, so we need to create many other non-agricultural jobs so  that people are not forced to do small-scale agriculture," the  minister of economy said.  Taking into account the beginning of the  agricultural season, it was decided to collect proposals from all  communities in a very short time in order to understand what needs to  be done for the ministry to take appropriate action.  Vahan Kerobyan  met with the head of the Kapan community Gevorg Parsyan, the owner of  the "Goris" hotel Senik Julakyan, visited the "Lamax Group" LLC  enterprise for the production of dairy and meat products of the  "Syunik" farm.  During all the meetings, they discussed the  accumulated problems and the possibilities of supporting the Ministry  of Economy in their solution. The Minister stressed that obstacles to  entrepreneurs need to be removed, noting that communities need to  perceive entrepreneurs as investors and work with them.