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 | 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. 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. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |