Prime Minister spoke with villagers
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan accompanied with the RA Emergency Situations Minister Armen Yeritsyan and the RA Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan visited Armavir region. The head of the Parliament first visited hail suppression station near to Arshaluys and Aknalich communities and got acquainted with its works. The Prime Minister was informed that second hail suppression station would be built in Armavir. With the funds from the RA budget 80 new hail suppression stations were obtained, 50 of which will be placed in Armavir. It is expected that it will result in the increase of hail suppression efficiency and reliability. So the number of hail suppression stations will reach 161 only in Armenia and 442 in the republic. It was informed that all the hail suppression stations would be run from the RA MES center. Then Tigran Sargsyan met villagers working in the grape vines, spoke with them and got acquainted with the problems. The villagers thanked him for realizing different social project after last year’s hail, particularly for land tax, water fee, seed, fertilizer, diesel fuel and financial support. The head of the Government informed that the state will continue the projects of seeds, diesel fuel and fertilizers distribution, as a result of which they will be sold to villagers with lower market prices. Then Tigran Sargsyan visited one of the socially insecure families of Aknalich community and gave presents. Prime Minister ordered the Minister of Employment and Social Issues Artem Asatryan to include a family having four students in the relevant social project.
