Expert: USA processes biological weaponry through reference laboratories
ArmInfo. Biological laboratories, opened by USA in Armenia in military aims, are directed to process bacteriological weaponry, Arman Ghukasyan, Chairman of the International Organization for Humanitarian Development is sure.
He stressed that number of biological laboratories, processed through funding of Pentagon, increased in the world for 400, meanwhile, in 2010 there were only 20. "Biological laboratories are being opened and supported by USA, particularly, are funding by the Agency for Threat Reduction (DTRA). Recent 7 years reference laboratories opened in Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. These laboratories have double purpose, as they are supplied by military structure-Pentagon, and their activities are classified", Ghukasyan said on June 13 during the press conference in Yerevan.
"Three suchlike reference laboratories function in Armenia-in Yerevan, Gyumri and Ijevan. No doubt,that USA spending such funds, aims at serious political and military tasks. The goal is one-to create in all above mentioned stated kinds of biological weapons, which will be adopted to the local land environment. Pentagon creates some kinds of biological influence on the given states and is definitely not worried about the health state of the population of these countries", the expert said.
According to him, USA has allocated $18 mln to create reference-laboratories in Armenia.
He also informed that the organization headed by him plans to hold a protest in front of USA Embassy in Armenia on this occasion on June 15 and to hand corresponding letter to the Ambassador.
To note, ArmInfo failed to contact US Embassy for more details.