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DRAFT DECISION ON ARMENIA'S ACCESSION TO CUSTOMS UNION APPROVED IN MINSK
YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. The draft decision about Armenia's
accession to the Customs Union and the joint economic area was
approved at a sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in
Minsk Thursday.
The meeting was attended by Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan,
the presidential press office reported.
The council considered and approved Armenia's application on
participation in the Eurasian integration and the memorandum about
expanding cooperation between Armenia and the Eurasian economic
commission.
The meeting in the narrow format was attended by presidents of
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine.
After their negotiations on September 3, Armenian and Russian
presidents made a statement about Armenia's intention to join the
Russia-led Customs Union and then to participate in the Eurasian
Economic Union. According to earlier plans, Yerevan was expected to
sign an association agreement with the EU at Eastern Partnership
summit in Vilnius. European officials say these two formats are
incompatible. -0--
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. The draft decision about Armenia's
accession to the Customs Union and the joint economic area was
approved at a sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in
Minsk Thursday.
The meeting was attended by Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan,
the presidential press office reported.
The council considered and approved Armenia's application on
participation in the Eurasian integration and the memorandum about
expanding cooperation between Armenia and the Eurasian economic
commission.
The meeting in the narrow format was attended by presidents of
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine.
After their negotiations on September 3, Armenian and Russian
presidents made a statement about Armenia's intention to join the
Russia-led Customs Union and then to participate in the Eurasian
Economic Union. According to earlier plans, Yerevan was expected to
sign an association agreement with the EU at Eastern Partnership
summit in Vilnius. European officials say these two formats are
incompatible. -0--
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/draft_decision_on_armenia_s_accession_to_customs_u nion_approved_in_minsk/#sthash.w4KZd8Xa.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian