DELHI, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian ambassador to India Ashot Kocharian on August 16 met with India's state minister of agriculture Kanti Lal Bhuria. Issues related to the extension of cooperation in the sphere of agriculture were duscussed at the meeting. Speaking about the results of Bhuria's visit to Armenia in July, A. Kocharian reasserted the Armenian government's willingness to plant an Armenian apricot garden in India. Welcoming the initiative of the Armenian nside, the state minister Bhuria said that this proposal will be put into practice by all means after Armenian and Indian experts make a conclusion. According to a press release submitted to NT by the RA MFA Press and Information Department, the interlocutors also discussed the perspective directions of cooperation: milk product processing, joint scientific studies, exchange of plants and seedlings, and training of experts. The state minister Bhuria said that the Indian side will participate in activities of the Organic Food international forum to be held in Armenia in October.

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