Kazakh wheat imported to Armenia from Azerbaijan is suitable for food use. Head of the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia, Tigran Petrosyan, told this to a press conference Friday.

At the beginning, Petrosyan advised the media to clarify the question of who brought the grain and for what purpose, rather than raising a big fuss over the matter.

When reminded that the Armenian state had actively promoted the purchase of grain, Petrosyan said that officials were talking about the route, not the purchase.

“The same grain is brought [to Armenia] through Upper Lars every day by 30–40 trucks, even 100 trucks,” the inspectorate head said.

Petrosyan said that the laboratory test results for this grain were publicized Thursday; some have already been publicized, and some will be publicized so that the Kazakh side is also informed.

According to him, preliminary laboratory results show that the grain is not even fourth grade, but third.

“We have received inquiries to check everything—radiation, toxicity. Everything is fine with the grain,” Petrosyan emphasized, in particular.

The inspectorate head reiterated that Kazakh grain imported into Armenia via Azerbaijan can be used for food. “The [safety] study results were publicized yesterday, and today the second assessment results for each category will be publicized,” Petrosyan added.