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ARMENIA TO FINALIZE PREPARATIONS FOR STARTING DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU
ARKA
July 27
YEREVAN, July 27. / ARKA /. By the end of this year Armenia plans to
finalize preparations for starting negotiations with the European
Union on the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement, Armenian
economy minister Tigran Davtian said.
He said there are several requirements for starting negotiations,
including revision of standardization, metrology, hygiene and
protection of intellectual property systems and removal of other
trade obstacles.
"We have to enforce systemic changes related to European integration
management processes. More precisely, we have to form appropriate
substructures within the government system," he said.
The minister stressed that a great deal of work was done in all these
directions, and it is important that these changes be implemented
in practice.
The possibility of such an agreement is a key element of the EU's
Eastern Partnership program that offers six former Soviet republics
much closer integration with the 27-nation bloc in return for political
and economic reforms.
The association talks between Armenia and EU were formally opened
in 2010 July 19. The agreement would entitle Armenia to a permanent
free trade regime with the EU and facilitate visa procedures for its
citizens travelling to Europe. The EU says democratization, human
rights protection and a stronger rule of law are necessary conditions
for Armenia's participation in the Eastern Partnership.
ARKA
July 27
YEREVAN, July 27. / ARKA /. By the end of this year Armenia plans to
finalize preparations for starting negotiations with the European
Union on the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement, Armenian
economy minister Tigran Davtian said.
He said there are several requirements for starting negotiations,
including revision of standardization, metrology, hygiene and
protection of intellectual property systems and removal of other
trade obstacles.
"We have to enforce systemic changes related to European integration
management processes. More precisely, we have to form appropriate
substructures within the government system," he said.
The minister stressed that a great deal of work was done in all these
directions, and it is important that these changes be implemented
in practice.
The possibility of such an agreement is a key element of the EU's
Eastern Partnership program that offers six former Soviet republics
much closer integration with the 27-nation bloc in return for political
and economic reforms.
The association talks between Armenia and EU were formally opened
in 2010 July 19. The agreement would entitle Armenia to a permanent
free trade regime with the EU and facilitate visa procedures for its
citizens travelling to Europe. The EU says democratization, human
rights protection and a stronger rule of law are necessary conditions
for Armenia's participation in the Eastern Partnership.