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Armenian company in Iranian free economic zone to produce halal products for Iran

27.01.2017, 15:26
An Armenian company will establish production of halal meat products in the Iranian free economic zone "Aras", the chairman of the Armenian Chamber of Commerce Martin Sargsyan said today on the sidelines of an Armenian-Iranian business meeting.

Armenian company in Iranian free economic zone to produce halal products for Iran
YEREVAN, 27 January. /ARKA/. An Armenian company will establish production of halal meat products in the Iranian free economic zone "Aras", the chairman of the Armenian Chamber of Commerce Martin Sargsyan said today on the sidelines of an Armenian-Iranian business meeting.

According to him, the slaughter of animals will be carried out in Armenia, then the meat will be taken to Iran for manufacturing halal meat products and sausages. He said the company will be exempt from taxes and its access to Iranian market will be facilitated.  Sargsyan did not rule out the possibility of creating other agricultural processing plants in Iran's free economic zone, including those for production of chocolate.

As noted earlier after the meeting of Armenian Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Emil Tarasyan with Abbas Ghorbani from the Iranian embassy in Yerevan, several offices will open in Armenia to assess the conformity of halal food products and facilitate their further export to Iran. 

Halal or halaal is any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. The term covers and designates food and drink as well as matters of daily life.-0