Nikol Pashinyan got acquainted with the activities of Tierras de  Armenia CJSC, owned by an Argentinean businessman of Armenian origin,  philanthropist Eduardo Ernekyan

ArmInfo. The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited the farm of Tierras de Armenia CJSC ("Lands of Armenia"), owned by the National Hero of Armenia, Argentinean businessman of Armenian descent, philanthropist Eduardo Ernekyan. The  farm is located in the village of Arevadasht, Baghramyan district,  Armavir region.

According to the press service of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol  Pashinyan and Eduardo Ernekyan walked around the farm, visited  vineyards and a winery. During the tour, the head of government was  presented with technologies for cultivating and irrigating vineyards,  grape processing and wine production.  The Prime Minister also got  acquainted with the harvesting process, met with pickers of grapes  and talked with them.

After the tour, Nikol Pashinyan and Eduardo Ernekyan had a  face-to-face conversation, during which they exchanged views on the  progress of Armenia, economic development, implementation of  investment programs and a number of other issues.

The head of government noted that he was impressed with the  organization of the Tierras de Armenia economy. He praised the  businessman's contribution to the development of the Armenian  economy, the introduction of new technological and quality standards  and a new culture in the field of Armenian winemaking.

Eduardo Ernekyan, in turn, expressed gratitude to Nikol Pashinyan for  his high appreciation and noted that he was ready to continue  investing and implementing new programs for the benefit of the  development and economic prosperity of Armenia.

The Prime Minister of Armenia and Eduardo Ernekyan discussed the  programs implemented by "Armenia International Airports" CJSC in RA.  In particular, they touched upon the development of Zvartnots  airports in Yerevan and Shirak in Gyumri, improvement of  infrastructure, repair issues and further operation. The  interlocutors also exchanged views on the implementation of other  business programs implemented by companies in Armenia owned by  Eduardo Ernekyan.

Nikol Pashinyan and Eduardo Ernekyan expressed satisfaction with the  process of bilateral cooperation and bilaterally confirmed their  readiness for further development of cooperation.  Then the Prime  Minister went to the city of Armavir, where, accompanied by the  Governor of the Armavir Region, Ambartsum Matevosyan and the Mayor of  Armavir, David Khudatyan, he walked around the city, got acquainted  with the current situation and development plans of the city. Nikol  Pashinyan also took a walk in the city park of Armavir and talked  with the residents.

It should be noted that about 400 hectares of vineyards are  cultivated on the Tierras de Armenia farm.  Harvest is mainly used  for wine production. The irrigation system is completely drip, the  tractor fleet is equipped with modern technology, the number of main  and temporary (seasonal) workers is 350 people.  The farm grows 32  grape varieties - mostly international, but there are also local  varieties. Half of the finished product is consumed in Armenia, the  other half is exported to Russia, European countries, North and South  America, Australia, China. This year, the company plans to increase  exports to 700 thousand bottles of wine. The total land area of the  farm is 2301 hectares, within the framework of which it is planned to  implement development plans in parallel with an increase in  production volumes.

Recall that in December 2001, the Armenian government signed with the  Argentine company, Corporation America, owned by Eduardo Ernekyan, on  concession management of Zvartnots airport for a period of 30 years.  Later, a similar agreement was signed with regard to the Shirak  airport. As of today, the total investment in the modernization of  the two airports, according to the company, has exceeded $ 160  million.  Corporation America Airlines, unites more than 30 airports  in Latin America and several other countries of the world. Headed by  Argentinean billionaire of Armenian descent Eduardo Ernekyan, the  company is a concessionaire for two airports in Armenia - Yerevan  "Zvartnots" and Gyumri "Shirak", which are managed by "Armenia  International Airports" CJSC. According to the master plan for  2018-2022, the company will invest $ 38.2 million in the  modernization of both airports.