Frontier control point for imported foodstuffs and animals opened at Armenian-Iranian border

PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 29, a frontier control point was opened at the Armenian-Iranian border in Meghri, as part of the World Bank program on struggle against avian influenza.

Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan and World Bank Armenia Country Director Jean-Michel Happi participated in the official opening ceremony of the control point for examination of foodstuffs and animals imported to Armenia.

Around $844,500 were invested for the control point building construction. The control point will have laboratories, offices of veterinary service and control service for foodstuffs safety, as well as storage areas. The conditions created in the building will allow examining any foodstuffs and animals, thus, preventing import of infected foodstuffs and animals.