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November 6, 2013 Wednesday 06:49 PM GMT+4
Armenia, Eurasian Economic Commission consolidate interaction
YEREVAN November 6
- Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on Wednesday
concluded a memorandum to consolidate interaction. Armenian Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Chairman of the EEC Collegium Viktor
Khristenko signed the memorandum. "This fulfils the decision of the
four countries' presidents to this effect," Khristenko said.
"The memorandum is needed to implement the intention and the statement
about acceding to the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space
(CES) which Armenia made and which was supported by all the presidents
of the Custom Union's countries," Khristenko said.
The document is "an important element of Armenia's accession to the CU
and the EEC," Khristenko went on. "The memorandum ensures involvement
of all structures of the republic in the activity of the CU bodies:
from the highest - the Eurasian Economic Council - to the EEC and its
Collegium," he explained.
"This means access to the information and the opportunity officially
to make proposals toward decisions made in the CU and the EEC, and
having a permanent representative at the commission with direct access
to the work within the CU and the EEC," Khristenko said.
The presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia made the decision to
sign the memorandum at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council in Minsk on October 24. Upon the negotiations in Moscow on
September 3, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan confirmed Armenia's
wish to accede to the Customs Union and to join in the process of
establishing the Eurasian Economic Union. As soon as on September 19,
the Armenian government started preparations for joining the CU,
endorsing the schedule of priority functions at the cabinet's regular
meeting.
Immediately after Sargsyan's statement about Armenia's accession to
the CU, it was said in Brussels that the European Union expects
explanations on Armenia's part in order to evaluate the consequences
of this step for Yerevan. The summit of the EU leadership and leaders
of member countries participating in the EU's Eastern Partnership
program is due in Vilnius in November. It was expected that Armenia's
EU Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade
Area was to be initialed at the summit. The agreement will not be
initialed now but the Armenian president will arrive for the Vilnius
meeting. Yerevan still aims for consolidating the political dialogue
with the EU and will try to solidify the progress achieved in three
years of the talks on the Association Agreement.
November 6, 2013 Wednesday 06:49 PM GMT+4
Armenia, Eurasian Economic Commission consolidate interaction
YEREVAN November 6
- Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on Wednesday
concluded a memorandum to consolidate interaction. Armenian Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Chairman of the EEC Collegium Viktor
Khristenko signed the memorandum. "This fulfils the decision of the
four countries' presidents to this effect," Khristenko said.
"The memorandum is needed to implement the intention and the statement
about acceding to the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space
(CES) which Armenia made and which was supported by all the presidents
of the Custom Union's countries," Khristenko said.
The document is "an important element of Armenia's accession to the CU
and the EEC," Khristenko went on. "The memorandum ensures involvement
of all structures of the republic in the activity of the CU bodies:
from the highest - the Eurasian Economic Council - to the EEC and its
Collegium," he explained.
"This means access to the information and the opportunity officially
to make proposals toward decisions made in the CU and the EEC, and
having a permanent representative at the commission with direct access
to the work within the CU and the EEC," Khristenko said.
The presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia made the decision to
sign the memorandum at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council in Minsk on October 24. Upon the negotiations in Moscow on
September 3, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan confirmed Armenia's
wish to accede to the Customs Union and to join in the process of
establishing the Eurasian Economic Union. As soon as on September 19,
the Armenian government started preparations for joining the CU,
endorsing the schedule of priority functions at the cabinet's regular
meeting.
Immediately after Sargsyan's statement about Armenia's accession to
the CU, it was said in Brussels that the European Union expects
explanations on Armenia's part in order to evaluate the consequences
of this step for Yerevan. The summit of the EU leadership and leaders
of member countries participating in the EU's Eastern Partnership
program is due in Vilnius in November. It was expected that Armenia's
EU Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade
Area was to be initialed at the summit. The agreement will not be
initialed now but the Armenian president will arrive for the Vilnius
meeting. Yerevan still aims for consolidating the political dialogue
with the EU and will try to solidify the progress achieved in three
years of the talks on the Association Agreement.