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Customs Union in talks with non-EU Europe - Lavrov
12:25 - 14.12.13
Representatives of the Russian-led Customs Union are in talks over
creation of a free trade zone with New Zealand and some non-EU
European nations, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Saturday.
`Talks on creation of a free trade zone between the Customs Union and
Vietnam are already started... at around the same time as Vietnam, talks
are underway on creation of a free trade zone between the Customs
Union and New Zealand, and also between the Union and the European
Free Trade Association that includes those western European nations
(in particular Switzerland and Norway) that are not EU members,'
Lavrov said in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV.
Moscow is also hoping that if talks with Vietnam are successful, they
could serve as a template for similar negotiations for a free trade
zone between the ASEAN group of Asian nations and the EU, he said.
Lavrov's comments come as Russia and the EU are locked in a struggle
to secure a free trade agreement with Ukraine. Kiev turned its back on
a widely expected association deal last month, saying it would harm
economic relations with Russia, prompting mass demonstrations by
pro-EU protesters and throwing the country into a political crisis.
Both the EU and Moscow have accused the other of using strong-arm
tactics to secure economic ties with Kiev.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:25 - 14.12.13
Representatives of the Russian-led Customs Union are in talks over
creation of a free trade zone with New Zealand and some non-EU
European nations, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Saturday.
`Talks on creation of a free trade zone between the Customs Union and
Vietnam are already started... at around the same time as Vietnam, talks
are underway on creation of a free trade zone between the Customs
Union and New Zealand, and also between the Union and the European
Free Trade Association that includes those western European nations
(in particular Switzerland and Norway) that are not EU members,'
Lavrov said in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV.
Moscow is also hoping that if talks with Vietnam are successful, they
could serve as a template for similar negotiations for a free trade
zone between the ASEAN group of Asian nations and the EU, he said.
Lavrov's comments come as Russia and the EU are locked in a struggle
to secure a free trade agreement with Ukraine. Kiev turned its back on
a widely expected association deal last month, saying it would harm
economic relations with Russia, prompting mass demonstrations by
pro-EU protesters and throwing the country into a political crisis.
Both the EU and Moscow have accused the other of using strong-arm
tactics to secure economic ties with Kiev.
Armenian News - Tert.am