Sheep Shearing Festival 2019

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Attending the festival, Ambassador Stefano Lazzarotto got exposed to the traditional sheep shearing practices of Armenia, the outstanding culture of the region and the wide variety of national foods. The festival was organized in the framework of the Swiss funded economic development project “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia”, implemented by the Strategic Development Agency NGO.