YEREVAN.- Agriculture Ministry takes measures to prevent African swine fever, first deputy minister of agriculture Grisha Baghiyan said in an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“Armenia has experience in confronting African swine fever. We are following the situation especially in forest areas (i.e. Tavush, Syunik and Lori regions),” he added.

The African fever will hardly resume in Armenia, but if several cases are recorded in neighboring Georgia, then it might reach our country. At present there is no such threat, deputy minister said.

Previously Armenian News-NEWS.am issued the statement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN warning about the risk of African swine fever resumption in Caucasus region. UN mentioned that the endemic can spread in Russia and the Caucasus, including Armenia and Georgia.