PRESIDENT CONCERNED WITH “AFRICAN PLAGUE”

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan met with Agriculture Minister Davit Lokyan today. The president raised a priority concern with the situation of pig plague in the republic and ways of combat against the disease. The minister assured everything is being done to prevent its spread.

Speaking about epidemic situation in the country, Gevorg Tovmasyan, veterinary inspection deputy head, told Panorama.am that no new spots of “African plague” have been detected.

Speaking about the sick pigs in Yerevan that have been killed, Tovmasyan confirmed that the pigs in Yerevan were sick with “African plague.”

“Preventive measures are taken to stop further spread of the infection,” Tovmasyan said.