ArmInfo."Global warming contributed to the fires raging all over the world this summer, and this fate did not escape Armenia.We should actively engage in fire prevention and climate mitigation - create more green areas, reduce the level of carbon dioxide emissions," said this September 26 Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Artsvik Minasyan at a press conference.
Minasyan also noted that it is very important to understand what the climatic conditions or the human factor influenced the fire in the Khosrov Forest Reserve. In this case, an investigation is being conducted. Minasyan also resolutely denied the possibility that the fire is the result of the exploitation of mines. According to him, as a result of the fire, 2200 hectares of territory were burnt.