EAEU approves Armenia's proposal to strip Turkey of tariff preferencesMarch 5, 2021 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan took part in the meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Friday, March 5 online, the website of the Armenian government reports. According to a press release, the agenda included the issue of excluding 75 developing countries, including Turkey, from the EAEU list of a unified system of tariff preferences, proposed by the Armenian side. The proposal was adopted unanimously, and the corresponding decision is expected to enter into force 6 months after its publication. The EAEU, an international organization for regional economic integration, includes Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |