 Armenia bans China-imported products amid bird flu fear April 19, 2013 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of the State Service for Food Safety at Agriculture Ministry, Abraham Bakhchagulyan signed a decree for a temporary ban of a number of China-imported goods in view of recent fear of H7N9 virus. The ban, however, doesn’t cover products exported from China before April 4, 2013. The H7N9 virus has so far infected 87 people in China and killed 17. China has culled thousands of birds and shut down some markets selling live poultry to try to stave off the spread of infection.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion  The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. |
