YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Head of the RA Presidential Staff Karen Karapetian on July 17 conducted a working consultation on the program of creating an antihail system in Armenia. RA Minister of Emergency Situations Mher Shahgeldian explained the necessity of this program by the circumstance that the geographical and climatic conditions in Armenia are conducive to the formation of dangerous atmospheric phenomena, and due to the absence of a complex system of their suppression, the agriculture suffers considerable losses. Underlining the social importance of the problem, K. Karapetian said that the Armenian president keeps it in the center of his attention. After discussing the proposals, considerations and comments voiced regarding the program, the participants of the consultation reached a conclusion that work should be organized by a test version: it is necessary to implement pilot programs, assess their advantages and shortcomings and then work out a complex program.

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