Thirteen cows belonging to a resident of the Shurnukh village of the Syunik Province disappeared into territory under Azerbaijani control and did not return. According to the head of the Shurnukh administrative region, Hakob Arshakyan, they appealed to the head of the Armenian border guard post. Along with the Russians, they went up until a neighboring village under Azerbaijani control in search of the cows. Based on the cows’ footprints, they saw that the cows had reached that point. That villager’s house is one kilometer away from the village, and they have their own business. The villager’s business is around 300 meters away from the territory under Azerbaijani control.
“They told us that it’s they’re Bayram and they’re celebrating. Then, we can go back and get the cows. But they were never returned. The Russian border guards said that they would find the cows and return them,” Hakob Arshakyan said.
By the way, when we were in Shurnukh several months ago, Hakob Arshakyan informed the villagers that the state would be installing ‘electric fences’ (these are fences powered by electricity that prevent the cows from leaving the territory while, at the same time, not hurting them). During our phone call, Hakob Arshakyan said that these fences have been installed in one portion of the village. They are waiting for the next fence, which will soon arrive in the village.
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In response to our question of whether or not they truly help in resolving the issue, Hakob Arsahkyan said, “Perhaps they do help in these weather conditions, but when the weather gets warmer and flies or mosquitoes start to bother the cows, they won’t care about anything. They will break through wires and everything to get where they want to go,” Arshakyan said.
By the way, the governor of Syunik, Melikset Poghosyan, recently was in the border village of Aravus. The villagers told the governor that the village is in need of these electric fences. The governor promised to appeal to the government.
Armen Davtyan
