EEU may cut customs duties on Iranian agricultural productsDecember 23, 2015 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) could discuss a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to reduce customs duties on agricultural products from Iran, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said Wednesday, December 23, Sputnik International reports. According to Shuvalov, Putin proposed on December 21 to his partners from the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to decrease customs duties on agricultural goods imported from Iran. "That's why this [issue] will be thoroughly worked out in the framework of the Eurasian [Economic] Commission, in January. We hope that our colleagues from the council [of the EEC] will consider the issue soon," Shuvalov said during a meeting with Iranian top officials. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |