ArmInfo.In 2017, the forests in Armenia burned unprecedentedly, "Artsvik Minasyan, Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia told in the National Assembly on September 6.
He also reminded that this year the fires were on almost all forest territories of Armenia. In particular, the fire was recorded in the biosphere reserve "Zangezur", because of the enemy's actions on the other side of the border. There were fires in the Khosrov Forest, as well as in the national parks Sevan and Dilijan. Minasyan noted that this year was very difficult, and efforts are made to restore the damage caused by the fire as much as possible.
In the end, Minasyan added that law enforcement agencies are doing everything possible to determine the cause of the fire - natural or willful.