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Nikoyan: Infected potato shipment was not from Armenia
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The potato shipment, samples of which were sent for laboratory testing
in Georgia, was not exported from Armenia, the head of Phyto-Sanitary
Inspection of Armenia's State Food Safety Service (SFSS) Arthur
Nikoyan told reporters today.
Nikoyan said that he together with the SFSS head A. Bakhchagulian went
to Georgia to discuss and solve the problem on the spot. An agreement
was reached that in case of a new problem, samples will be tested
jointly with the Armenian side.
He assured those present that Georgian laboratories have modern
equipment and qualified experts so any mistake is ruled out: the point
is that samples of contaminated potatoes were taken not from a
shipment from Armenia.
Asked by Aysor.am if the Armenian side intends to file a complaint as
both Armenia and Georgia are members of WTO and Armenia has such a
right, Nikoyan replied that the Armenian side tries to deal with the
problem through negotiations.
Let us remind you that Agregator.pro and several other media outlets
reported earlier that Georgia was going to return over 470 thousand
kilograms of potatoes to Armenia. According to the Revenue Service of
Georgian Finance Ministry, during the primary inspection of a cargo at
the Sadakhlo checkpoint, signs of potato contamination with brown rot
and É Synchytrium endobioticum microorganisms were revealed. The SFSS
spokeswoman Armine Sukiasian said the information was not true and
Armenian potato samples didn't undergo laboratory testing in Georgia.
08.11.2013, 18:41
Aysor.am
From: Baghdasarian
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The potato shipment, samples of which were sent for laboratory testing
in Georgia, was not exported from Armenia, the head of Phyto-Sanitary
Inspection of Armenia's State Food Safety Service (SFSS) Arthur
Nikoyan told reporters today.
Nikoyan said that he together with the SFSS head A. Bakhchagulian went
to Georgia to discuss and solve the problem on the spot. An agreement
was reached that in case of a new problem, samples will be tested
jointly with the Armenian side.
He assured those present that Georgian laboratories have modern
equipment and qualified experts so any mistake is ruled out: the point
is that samples of contaminated potatoes were taken not from a
shipment from Armenia.
Asked by Aysor.am if the Armenian side intends to file a complaint as
both Armenia and Georgia are members of WTO and Armenia has such a
right, Nikoyan replied that the Armenian side tries to deal with the
problem through negotiations.
Let us remind you that Agregator.pro and several other media outlets
reported earlier that Georgia was going to return over 470 thousand
kilograms of potatoes to Armenia. According to the Revenue Service of
Georgian Finance Ministry, during the primary inspection of a cargo at
the Sadakhlo checkpoint, signs of potato contamination with brown rot
and É Synchytrium endobioticum microorganisms were revealed. The SFSS
spokeswoman Armine Sukiasian said the information was not true and
Armenian potato samples didn't undergo laboratory testing in Georgia.
08.11.2013, 18:41
Aysor.am
From: Baghdasarian