YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. No hotbeds of viruses of the African plague of pigs have not been discovered in Armenia, however, state of emergency is still declared in two regions of the republic: Lori and Tavush, to avoid danger. According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Levon Rukhkian, the RA Deputy Minister of Agriculture, at present a twenty-four-hour control is being conducted in those regions so as no infected pork is brought out of those regions. According to him, a twenty-four-hour control is being conducted in the markets of Yerevan as well. Levon Rukhkian mentioned that, in general, 10 thousand pigs have been annihilated in the republic since August, 5 thousand out of which obligatorily. Whereas in Georgia 40 thousand pigs were annihilated in the first month the virus was discovered. In response to the question of whether no increase in the price of pork is expected on the eve of the New Year, the Deputy Minister mentioned that there is a rather great amount of pork in the market and an increase in the price will only be artificial.

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