The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia today hosted a meeting with the ministers of territorial administration and infrastructures and economy, regional governors and the heads of inspection bodies to consider the options to solve the problems that have emerged in the processes linked to the construction of slaughterhouses and mandatory slaughter of animals.

Touching upon the assignment that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave during the recent government session, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan stated that the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure takes into consideration the essential role that regional governors’ offices play in this sector in different regions of the republic and attaches importance to its participation in this process and has expressed willingness to become engaged in the joint efforts.

In his turn, Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan touched upon several issues related to the topic and stated that it is important to form a universally acceptable viewpoint that will serve as a basis to move forward in the future.

The government officials drew their partners’ attention to the mapping of slaughterhouses in regions, the availability of slaughterhouses located at the required minimum distance, the needs assessment of those slaughterhouses in communities and access to small and mobile slaughterhouses.