A meeting took place in Tbilisi between Giorgi Iakobashvili, Head of the National Food Agency under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, and Tigran Petrosyan, Head of the Food Safety Inspection Body of the Republic of Armenia, within the framework of cooperation between Armenia and Georgia in the fields of food safety, veterinary medicine, and phytosanitary control.
The discussions focused on current issues related to improving the effectiveness of controls in food safety, phytosanitary standards, and veterinary medicine, including at border crossing points. The parties placed particular emphasis on tightening inspections of imported and exported goods, especially given the increase in trade turnover ahead of the New Year holidays.
Discussions covered the export of Armenian plant- and animal-origin products to Georgia, as well as their transit through Georgian territory to other countries. The parties also discussed the effectiveness of measures to combat quarantine pests in both countries. The parties emphasized the need to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest further.
