Barroso: free trade deal with U.S. would be a ‘game-changer’June 17, 2013 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The top official with the European Union's executive arm said a free trade deal with the United States would be a "game-changer" for the global economy, The Associated Press reported. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso made the statement Monday, June 17 ahead of a formal launch of the trade effort at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Barroso said that a deal "can be a game-changer, not just for the trans-Atlantic area, the United States and Europe, but for the world." He added that the EU negotiating stance—which has left out the movie and television industry at French insistence—should not prevent a deal. The opt-out could be revised at a later date. "What is important, I insist, is the political will on both sides," Barroso said. 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 | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |