Expectations of the National Tobacco Growers Association justified at Skopje Forum

Expectations of the National Tobacco Growers Association have justified during the Forum for oriental tobacco in Skopje. That is what Chairman of the National Tobacco Growers Association Tsvetan Filev, who was the Bulgarian representative at the forum said for FOCUS News Agency. In Skopje was adopted a declaration against discrimination on tobacco growers.

According to Tsvetan Filev tobacco is the only alternative in the region where oriental tobacco thrives. “We know that the fight will not be easy, it will not complete this fall, or year-end. 2013 is the last year of that framework in which the EU operates”, he said. Within the sidelines of the forum that took place in Skopje, representatives of the countries united around a statement in support of tobacco both at EU level and globally.

Representatives of the industry have moved against discrimination against tobacco in general, in Europe and in the world. “I am glad it was possible to make such a forum about oriental tobaccos in Skopje just because oriental tobaccos thrive mainly on the Balkan Peninsula”, Tsvetan Filev said.