European Union, Armenia holding meeting on trade configurationSeptember 25, 2018 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first meeting of the European Union-Armenia Partnership Committee in Trade configuration under the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is underway in Yerevan (Tuesday, September 25). The meeting is co-chaired by Mane Adamian, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments and by Petros SOURMELIS, Head of Unit, Directorate General Trade, European Commission. H.E. Piotr ŚWITALSKI, Ambassador, Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia welcomed participants of the meeting. The co-chairs are set to present the recent trends in the field of trade and investment. Throughout the meeting the parties will discuss topics included in the Trade and trade related matters title of CEPA, including Trade in goods and services, Customs, Intellectual property rights, Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures, Competition and Public procurement. The parties will go into draft road maps for the implementation of the Trade related chapters of CEPA. Issues related to WTO, GSP+ monitoring, and other topics of mutual interest will be also discussed. The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Armenia and the European Communities and their Member States was signed on 24 November 2017 and entered into provisional application on 1 June 2018. According to the Article 363 of CEPA the EU-Armenia Partnership Committee was established. The Partnership Committee in Trade configuration shall meet at least once a year. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |