Armenia initiates talks on free trade agreement between EEU, IranMarch 29, 2016 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has initiated negotiations on a possible free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms said Tuesday, March 29, according to Panorama.am. According to Vache Gabrielyan, the EEU has thus set up a task force for tackling related issues. “This is a complicated process, and relevant work is currently underway,” he 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |