Tweet
EU EXPECTS CLARIFICATION FROM ARMENIA ON ACCESSION TO CUSTOMS UNION
Trend, Azerbaijan
Sept 4 2013
The European Union expects clarification from Yerevan on Armenia's
decision to join the Customs Union, which was founded by Russia,
EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton said on Wednesday, News-Armenia
reported.
Armenian and Russian presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin made
a joint declaration as a result of bilateral negotiations in Moscow,
according to which Armenia made a decision to join the Customs Union
and subsequently to participate in formation of Eurasian Economic
Council.
"We expect clarifications from Armenia, and then we will be able to
assess which outcomes this will have," Maya Kosyanchich, Spokesperson
for Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy told journalists in Brussels.
In November 2013, a summit of the European Union leadership and the
heads of member-states of the EU "Eastern Partnership" program will be
held in Vilnius, during which, it is expected to initial an association
agreement as well as one titled "On a Deep and Comprehensive Free
Trade Zone" by several countries, including Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend, Azerbaijan
Sept 4 2013
The European Union expects clarification from Yerevan on Armenia's
decision to join the Customs Union, which was founded by Russia,
EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton said on Wednesday, News-Armenia
reported.
Armenian and Russian presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin made
a joint declaration as a result of bilateral negotiations in Moscow,
according to which Armenia made a decision to join the Customs Union
and subsequently to participate in formation of Eurasian Economic
Council.
"We expect clarifications from Armenia, and then we will be able to
assess which outcomes this will have," Maya Kosyanchich, Spokesperson
for Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy told journalists in Brussels.
In November 2013, a summit of the European Union leadership and the
heads of member-states of the EU "Eastern Partnership" program will be
held in Vilnius, during which, it is expected to initial an association
agreement as well as one titled "On a Deep and Comprehensive Free
Trade Zone" by several countries, including Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian