PM to personally coordinate Customs Union accession talksSeptember 25, 2013 - 19:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A committee led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was formed to coordinate activities for Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union, Haykakan Zhamanak daily said quoting Deputy Economy Minister. “The committee will focus on the discussion of issues to be agreed with the Customs Union members,” Karine Minasyan said. As Zhoghovurd daily reported earlier, citing own sources, upon return from Sochi, President Serzh Sargsyan instructed to form a group of economy experts and businessmen to assess economic risks for Armenia in case of accession to the CU. The group headed by the president of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia Arsen Ghazaryan will travel to Moscow September 25 to discuss usage of mechanisms of the common customs zone with the board chair of the Eurasian Economic Commission. “Considering the urgency the group was formed with, it’s probable that Russia is in a hurry to complete Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union,” the daily said. Related links: Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |