Tigran Sargsyan takes over Eurasian Economic Commission chairmanshipFebruary 1, 2016 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Tigran Sargsyan assumed his responsibilities as the new Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on Monday, February 1, the EEC website reports. Sargsyan’s chairmanship was approved by the Presidents of Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) at the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council last December. By the decision of the Supreme Council, each EEU member state (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia) is now represented by two, instead of three, members of the Board (Ministers). The Board thus consists of 10 members starting Monday. However, the only new Board member, other than the Chairman, is Veronika Nikishina (representative of the Russian Federation) who replaced her predecessor Andrey Slepnev as Minister for Trade. Also by the Council’s decision, a new position was introduced to the Commission - Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Domestic Markets, Informatization, and Information and Communication Technologies, with Karine Minasyan (Armenia) taking the post. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |