  CIS experts held talks on Free Trade Zone AgreementMay 19, 2009 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - First session of the expert work group of CIS member states took place at the office of CIS Executive Committee. The session was devoted to the issue of negotiations over the draft Agreement on Free Trade Zone, submitted by the ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation. According to the press office of the CIS Executive Committee, representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyz, Moldova, Russia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Ukraine, CIS executive committee participated in the work of the session. Representatives of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan did not take part. All member states preliminary submitted remarks and suggestions regarding the draft Agreement on Free Trade Zone. Members of the session made a decision to request the ministry of economic development of RF to finalize the draft agreement on Free Trade Zone in respect to outcomes of discussions and submit it by July 15, 2009 to the CIS Executive Committee for directing to the CIS member states. Besides, participants of the session asked to specify the position of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in respect to their participation in the works aimed at harmonization of the draft agreement. An appeal to the government of Turkmenistan was adopted with request to join the works of CIS member states' expert group aimed at negotiations of the draft Agreement on Free Trade Zone. The next session of the work group will take place in June in Moscow.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
