RPA member: too early for Armenia to join Eurasian UnionNovember 25, 2011 - 16:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia always stands for integration processes if they contribute to larger flows of economic resources to the country and opening of new markets, member of ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) said. “We have never opposed to integration processes. Nor have we opposed Western, Eastern, European and Eurasian organizations,” Artak Zakaryan told a political debate. Zakaryan noted that Eurasian Union will be founded on the basis of the Customs Union, non-alignment to which Armenia has officially declared. He also noted it too early to talk about Armenia’s joining the Eurasian Union. On November 18, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have signed a decree to set up a joint body to oversee and regulate the economy and trade in the three former Soviet countries. The Eurasian Economic Commission will be set up in January to regulate and to gradually take over functions in shaping and executing trade and economic policies from Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh authorities in a way similar to the economic bodies of the European Union. The debate was organized by Armenian Center of Political and International Studies jointly with National Democratic Institute (NDI). Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |