Vahan Kerobyan: With the prohibition of Turkish imports, Armenian  textiles felt good

ArmInfo. At a minimum, for  another 6 months it is necessary to extend the ban on the import of  goods of Turkish production. A similar opinion was expressed by the  Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan.

<As a rule, 6 months is not enough to establish, start producing  production and strengthen the market.  Being a structure that  protects the interests of the business, we find it appropriate after  the expiration of the introduction of restrictions on Turkish  imports, to extend it for another 6 months>, he stressed.  According  to the Ministry of Economy, in 2 months from the date of the  introduction of the ban on the import of Turkish goods, Armenian  manufacturers managed to fill out the created space on the domestic  market. It was noted that the state in order to protect domestic  manufacturers intends to introduce new tools for assistance.

In this context, Kerobyan stated that the textile sphere of Armenia  with the introduction of sanctions against Turkish goods began to  feel better. <Even small retail chains that have been implemented  from Turkey, surprised by the fact that there is an alternative to  higher quality in Armenia and at more popular prices>, "the official  stressed.

At the same time, he said that the ban on Turkish import influenced  the most on the market of tomatoes and building materials. In this  key, Kerobyan noted that with the introduction of restrictions it  became clear that the financial assistance provided by the state  under the construction of greenhouses was fully justified.  Tomatoes  from Antalya previously imported in Armenia had a price advantage in  view of less electricity costs. Today, local production is more  expensive, but I am sure that the increase in production will lead to  a decrease in prices> - he assured.

At the same time, the Minister of Economy accepted  that certain  difficulties were experiencing importers of building materials. In  this regard, Kerobyan noted that these problems are solved, since the  party of building materials imported to Armenia from Turkey can be  replaced by the production of Eurasian, Iranian, Chinese markets.

We note that according to statistics, in 2020, the production volumes  of the textile industry asked for 31.6%, reaching 974.8 million  drams, against growth by 15.9% in 2019, when it provided in the  amount of production in the amount of 1.4 billion in absolute terms.   drams. However, in January, positive trends are observed, production  volumes increased by 11.1%, reaching 178.8 million drams.

Recall that in September of the past year, the Prime Minister of  Armenia Nikol Pashinyan spoke about some of the achievements of the  country's greenhouse farms against the background of a coronarycrisis  attack. In particular, on its page in Facebook, the head of  government reported that in January-July, this year The most exported  greenhouse products are tomatoes, the export volumes in January-July  2020.  increased by 18.5%, reaching $ 23.5 million.

According to the customs service of the Republic of Armenia, in the  first half of 2020. Armenia exported 19.9 thousand tons of fresh or  frozen tomatoes, which is higher than the annual limitation rate of  19.9%, while the customs value increased by 33.9%, amounting to $  21.7 million.

At the same time, Armenia has reduced the imports of tomatoes by  62.3%, reaching 1.3 thousand tons, with a decrease in customs value  by 26.8% to $ 1.5 million