Yerevan Municipality: Over 6 tons of goods and 300 flowers sold in  unauthorized locations confiscated

ArmInfo.  The Yerevan Municipality's Public Order Service seized over 6 tons of goods and  300 flowers from unauthorized and undesignated locations in the Avan  and Davtashen administrative districts.

According to the Yerevan Municipality's press service, administrative  protocols were issued against those selling in the aforementioned  locations. "About 3,200 kg of various goods, as well as 300 flowers,  were confiscated in the Avan administrative district. About 3,600 kg  of various products were confiscated in the Davtashen administrative  district," the mayor's office clarified.

According to the source, these measures will be ongoing.

In the context of a closed market and the imposition of restrictions  by Russia, farmers are struggling to sell their produce themselves to  avoid losses. In fact, instead of addressing the problem, the  country's authorities are effectively suppressing such trade, thereby  only exacerbating their situation.

As a reminder, Russia introduced gradual restrictions on the import  of Armenian agricultural products in May-June. The official reason  cited was sanitary and phytosanitary violations and a lack of safety  oversight by authorized Armenian agencies. The real reason for the  restrictions, however, is the overt anti-Russian actions of the  Armenian leadership amid Yerevan's course toward rapprochement with  the European Union. 

These "sanctions" have already led to a decline in trade turnover: in  the first five months of 2026, mutual trade volumes between Armenia  and Russia fell by 21.5% compared to the same period last year. 

Difficulties have arisen in agricultural exports: due to the blockage  of supplies during the summer peak season, exports of Armenian  fruits, vegetables, and flowers have plummeted by 74.5%. According to  experts, financial losses to businesses amount to tens of millions of  dollars, threatening the mass bankruptcy of hundreds of greenhouse  and farm enterprises.