The first international ArmAgroForum kicked off in Yerevan’s Sports and Concert Complex on October 14.

The forum hosts over 1200 farmers from Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Lebanon, Iran, Poland, Latvia, U.S. and France.

Welcoming the participants, Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan expressed confidence that the reforms carried out in the country will facilitate development of agriculture.

He also congratulate farmers on professional holiday marked on October 16, when Yerevan’s Northern Avenue will be the venue for large-scale festive events with a vast buffet of agriculture products offered for sampling, with exhibits, fairs and cultural program as the highlights.