RA State Revenue Committee should secure fulfillment of obligations before EU and WTODecember 2, 2010 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the December 2 sitting of the RA government, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan instructed the RA State Revenue Committee to secure the fulfillment of Armenia’s obligations before the EU, WTO and countries, with which the country has agreements on free trade. As per the instruction, the Committee should ensure that the customs duties for imported cigarettes do not exceed 15% starting from January 1, 2011, what is in compliance with the WTO requirements, the RA governmental press service reported. According to Sargsyan, there were cases when customs duties made 17-18%. “Our studies indicate that Armenia is able to meet this requirement,” he said. The Prime Minister’s second instruction referred to bilateral agreements on free trade. This one refers to alcoholic beverages. “We should fulfill the obligations envisaged under these agreements during import of alcoholic beverages. Armenia will also comply with its obligations before the EU, fulfilling these international obligations. It means that the agreements signed with the EU, including those on loan and grant assistance, will come into force, and we, as a state, guarantee that these regimes will be applied in Armenia from January 1,” said Sargsyan. 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 | 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. |