First halal office to open in Armenia ahead of Iranian New Year
09.03.2017,
16:57
The first office to assess the conformity of halal food products will open in Armenia before Iranian Nowruz (New Year), which is marked in Iran and several other countries on March 21, the Armenian government said today.
YEREVAN, March 9. / ARKA /. The first office to assess the conformity of halal food products will open in Armenia before Iranian Nowruz (New Year), which is marked in Iran and several other countries on March 21, the Armenian government said today.
Under an agreement reached in early January by Armenian deputy minister of economic development and investments Emil Tarasyan and Abbas Qorbani from the Iranian Embassy in Yerevan, several offices will be opened in Armenia to assess the conformity of halal food products and facilitate their export to Iran. The halal office in Yerevan is expected to boost demand for Armenian products and stimulate tourism growth.
"The opening of halal office will be a new stimulus for Armenian entrepreneurs to step up exports of products to Iran," the Armenian ministry said.
Halal is an Arabic word meaning “permissible” or “lawful”, the opposite being “haram”, which means “forbidden” or “unlawful”. The two terms govern almost every aspect of Muslims’ lives, including food, clothing, banking and traveling.
In recent years, halal has evolved in meaning to encompass a range of hygienic and high-quality food products, cosmetics, personal care products, leather goods and food ingredients.
Under the definition proposed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1997, halal food incorporates not only production and processing procedures, but also the manpower, transport, storage and equipment used in different stages. -0-
Under an agreement reached in early January by Armenian deputy minister of economic development and investments Emil Tarasyan and Abbas Qorbani from the Iranian Embassy in Yerevan, several offices will be opened in Armenia to assess the conformity of halal food products and facilitate their export to Iran. The halal office in Yerevan is expected to boost demand for Armenian products and stimulate tourism growth.
"The opening of halal office will be a new stimulus for Armenian entrepreneurs to step up exports of products to Iran," the Armenian ministry said.
Halal is an Arabic word meaning “permissible” or “lawful”, the opposite being “haram”, which means “forbidden” or “unlawful”. The two terms govern almost every aspect of Muslims’ lives, including food, clothing, banking and traveling.
In recent years, halal has evolved in meaning to encompass a range of hygienic and high-quality food products, cosmetics, personal care products, leather goods and food ingredients.
Under the definition proposed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1997, halal food incorporates not only production and processing procedures, but also the manpower, transport, storage and equipment used in different stages. -0-
