YEREVAN. – Acting Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Sergo Karapetyan on Monday received a delegation led by Mark Goldring, Chief Executive of Oxfam GB (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief Great Britain). 

Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Information and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture that they conferred on the effectiveness of the programs which Oxfam implements in Armenia, and the prospects for further cooperation.

Karapetyan lauded Oxfam’s activities in Armenia, and underscored, in particular, its projects aimed at the development of border communities in the country.

Goldring, for his part, briefly presented the main objectives of the activities of the OxYGen Foundation in Armenia. He expressed the hope that close relations will be established between this organization and the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia.

The interlocutors reaffirmed their willingness to deepen and expand cooperation.

They also discussed several other respective issues of mutual interest.