REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
22.11.2021
A trilateral memorandum of cooperation was signed on the teaching of the subject "The Green Customs"

Considering the importance of trilateral cooperation in the field of environmental education and taking into account the current problems in the field, their scope and nature, the degree of their danger to the environment and human health, as well as attaching importance to multilateral cooperation and inclusiveness, today Deputy Minister of Environment Gayane Gabrielyan, Deputy Head of the State Revenue Committee Shushanik Nersisyan and Vice-Rector of the Armenian State University of Economics Armen Grigoryan signed a memorandum of cooperation.
"Environmental problems are cross-border in nature, have a global impact, and they can be effectively solved only through international cooperation and universal commitment. Multilateral environmental agreements give us the opportunity for such cooperation.
"The Green Customs" initiative, as an unprecedented format of informal cooperation, aims to prevent illegal trade in goods and substances that affect the environment, such as ozone-depleting substances, toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, genetically modified organisms, species of wild fauna and flora," said Deputy Minister of Environment Gayane Gabrielyan.
The purpose of the memorandum

  • Increasing the knowledge of future specialists in the field within the subject of "Green Customs"։
  • An increase in professional curiosity in relation to the field.
  • Stimulating multilateral cooperation in the field of education.
  • Improving the effectiveness of the educational process in cooperation.
  • Activation of the educational process.

After signing the memorandum, gas analyzers were handed over to the State Revenue Committee, which will allow customs officials to check the quality of imported ozone-depleting substances (refrigerants) at customs in order to prevent illegal trade. A sample of the same gas analyzers was also provided to the Armenian State University of Economics for practical use.