Acting Minister of Environment of Armenia Vahe Jilavyan today had a meeting with Governor of Syunik Province Hunan Poghosyan during a working visit to the province.

Jilavyan and Poghosyan discussed issues related to the EUR 8,000,000 Program for Support to Protected Areas – Armenia being implemented by the Ministry of Environment in Syunik Province.

The aim of the program is to reduce pressure on specially protected nature areas through the development of household economies in adjacent settlements.

Jilavyan and Poghosyan also discussed the course of implementation of programs being implemented in the communities near the specially protected nature areas and the results of the programs.