  Armenia’s ex-Prime Minister to head Eurasian Economic Commission October 16, 2015 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s former Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will replace the current head of the Eurasian Economic Commission Viktor Khristenko. The decision was made on Friday, October 16, at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Burabai, Interfax reports. “We have decided that Armenia will chair the EEC board starting February, 2016, with Tigran Sargsyan chairing” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said. “Russian President, who has worked with Sargsyan in the past, has supported the decision. Known to be an experienced specialist, he will begin to work as the EEC head starting February 1.” According to Lukashenko, the Board members reviewed all the 15 issues on the agenda, “discussed the prospects of our economic union.” Belarus is currently chairing the EEE.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
