YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS. Van cats brought to Armenia from Russia and the USA have all the traits characteristic to this type, unlike Angora cats bred in Turkey. Turkey makes attempts to introduce the later as Van cats. In a conversation with "Armenpress" Davit Matevosyan, breeding Van cats in Armenia, stated that the number of cats in our country exceeds 70. Their total number in the world reaches 2000. Davit Matevosyan noted: "The idea of binging Van cats to Armenia and breeding them here came to my mind yet in 1990s. We have studied the main peculiarities of the type together with a group of animal lovers and brought the first cats to Armenia." According to him they desire to increase the number, but a special breeding ground is needed for that purpose.

Among other things Davit Matevosyan noted that there is a widespread misleading opinion that Van cats should indispensably have different colored eyes. According to him Van cat is extremely loyal to its owner. People are far more important for this type, than the territory. Matevosyan also highlighted: "It's of a certain importance that these cats always follow the owners and never depart from them."

The Van cat has been reported living in the vicinity of the city of Van for centuries. Their most notable genetic characteristic is their almond-shaped eyes that often are mismatched colours. The most valued and valuable members of the type generally have one amber-green eye and one blue eye.