date:May 31, 2016
ced to reduce prices, and are thus demanding a ban on the import of Turkish goods to Armenia.
According to Safaryan, a ban on the imports of Turkish vegetables could undermine competition allowing Armenian producers to raise prices, of tomatoes in particular. He noted that the imports of these products plays a stabilising role on prices.
''Until competition inside the country is not so high as to prevent artificial price hikes, it will be not possible to speak about any ban on such pro