FRONTIER SOLDIERS TO SHOOT ON BIRDS CROSSING BORDER

Strict control is conducted in all borderline areas of the republic in order to avoid bird flue, agriculture ministry food safety and veterinary state inspection head, Grisha Baghyan, told Panorama.am.

After several reports on bird flue in Turkey and Georgia, the control has become stricter, Baghyan said. “In the course of three years the check points have always been under control. However, the recent cases of bird flue reported in Turkey made us to make the control stricter and to engage in preventive works,” inspection head said. In his words, the frontier soldiers are assigned to shoot on birds crossing the border. However, the expert believes the danger of bird flue is increasing in Armenia connected with bird migration. The expert also said everything is done to avoid the infection.