YEREVAN. - Low quality diesel fuel—not even diesel, but another fuel mixed with diesel fuel—was imported to Armenia, causing non-operation of the military equipment.

Prime Minister of Armenia, Karen Karapetyan, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), told the aforementioned on Monday at the meeting with voters in Yerevan’s Avan administrative district.

In his words, it was later found out that the fuel imported to Armenia was designed for charging a furnace. 460 tons of that fuel was imported, there being no such demand for that. It appeared in the republic because of the imperfection of regulations. 

“Therefore, it is apparent that this fuel will be mixed with another one and be sold under the guise of another fuel. Currently, we have got no legal framework to ban this," Karapetyan said.

During the Cabinet session on March 1, PM Karen Karapetyan stated that a number of cases were recorded during the April war, when the military equipment didn't work because of the poor quality of fuel. ''It is necessary to oversee the quality issues very strictly. I think you remember that in a number of cases during the April war our military equipment didn't work exactly for this reason. The quality control should be strict. It's a different matter that there shouldn't be such delays at the customs,'' he stressed.