Armenia PM, Belarus President discuss relations within EAEUJuly 2, 2019 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday, July 2 had a telephone conversation with President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus to discuss cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Issues related to cooperation in the frame of the Eurasian Economic Union were discussed. Reference was made to the EAEU Summit due to be held this October 1 in Yerevan. In this context, the parties touched upon the expansion of EAEU’s external relations, including the prospects for signing a free trade agreement between the EAEU and Singapore. Complimenting Alexander Lukashenko on the successful holding of the Second European Games in Belarus, Nikol Pashinyan was pleased to note the achievements of Armenian athletes in these competitions. The Prime Minister of Armenia took the opportunity to extend congratulations on the national holiday of Belarus and conveyed his best wishes to the friendly Belarusian people. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |