Management of the Avan salt mine is looking for ways to establish contacts with China to supply large quantities of iodized salt to the country, the Armenian Chorord Inknishkhanutyun newspaper writes.  

New business program was inspired by panic in China regarding necessity to struggle with radioactive elements caused by the accident at Japan’s Fukusima 1 NPP.

Chinese are buying iodized salt, as in contrast to the infected sea salt, it helps the body overcome radiation effects.

Despite the ongoing advocacy by the Chinese authorities that there is no radiation threat, salt disappeared from store shelves in Beijing and several provinces.

“According to rumors, Ghukasyan was so inspired that thought Armenian salt is not enough and it is necessary to buy salt in other countries and then resold it to China,” the newspaper writes.