  EEU mulls temporary free trade area agreement with Iran May 16, 2016 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Board of Directors of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on Monday, May 16 agreed to begin consultations on a temporary agreement on a free trade area (FTA) with Iran, a senior EEC official told reporters, according to Interfax. According to Minister of Trade Veronika Nikishina, a formal mandate to negotiate, approved by the Presidents of member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), hasn't been received yet. Informal consultations will be held for now, the results of which will be reported to heads of state in October this year. She said the EEU wouldn't like to limit the work to exclusively analysys, so informal consultations were decided to be held. The Iranian side's stance will be analyzed too.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).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 |
