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• Armenia parliament turns down smoking control bill 

The Armenian parliament has turned down a draft law restricting smoking. The bill had suggested imposing of ban on sales of tobacco products to underage persons, as well as smoking at all health, culture, sports, educational facilities, at other public premises and at transport.

The author of the bill, Chairwoman of the Permanent Parliamentary Commission for issues of science and education, culture and youth Granush Akopyan said the number of smokers is steadily growing in the republic. . . .

Local observers are certain the bill has been voted down by influential parliamentarians engaged in the import of tobacco or lobbying the tobacco business.

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