EU Advisory Group to continue assisting Armenia for signing free trade agreementJune 4, 2010 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger, the RA government’s information center reported. “The EU consulting group will continue assisting Armenia in preparation works for signing a free trade agreement between the EU and Armenia,” Mr. de Luzenberger said. For his part, Head of the EU Advisory Group to Armenia, Mr. Rolf Boehnke referred to the cooperation process, dwelling on achievements and further steps. In addition, the parties discussed cooperation issues, including Armenia’s foreign debt management, overcoming of technical barriers of trade, as well as tasks in the customs problems. Besides, cooperation with the RA National Assembly for human rights protection was in the focus of the meeting. Importance was attached to the Advisory Group’s activity aimed at increasing public awareness of pension reforms. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |