Արմինֆո. Watermelons of Azerbaijani origin were not imported to the territory of Armenia.
This is stated in the message of the State Service for Food Safety of
the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia.
According to the source, based on the data published in a number of
media about the alleged Azerbaijani origin of a large batch of
watermelons, the State Service conducted research that indicates that
in July- August of this year watermelons were imported to Armenia
mainly from Georgia and Russia. For the reported period, 1327 tons of
watermelons were imported, of which 781 tons were delivered to the
domestic market in the last week alone. Moreover, major part of
watermelons was imported to Armenia from Russia - 1217 tons, which is
almost 10 -fold higher than the volume of import from Georgia - 110
tons. During the import of watermelons from both countries, all the
required supporting documents were provided, evidencing their origin.