Writer Vahram Tatikyan said that during a visit of volunteers’ group, which deals with waste removal from the territory of Havuts Tar (9th century) monastery, to Khosrov reserve, they revealed evidences of poaching – dead bodies of animals and shells.

Volunteers managed to gather a huge quantity of waste. However, foresters and local residents pollute the territory “more diligently”, instead of expressing gratitude to volunteers and strengthening cooperation with them, Tatikyan told a press conference on September 30.

“Thus, I am going to apply to all international instances with a demand to recognize Armenia as a place, which is absolutely inappropriate for tourism, as before tourists’ visit to Armenia, we should thoroughly clean it,” noted Tatikyan.

Activist of several initiative groups Mariam Sukhudyan noted for her part that the management of Khosrov reserve gives a hostile reception to all efforts of volunteers. Besides, currently volunteers can enter the reserve territory only with a special permission provided by the RA Ministry of Nature Protection or Ministry of Culture.