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EU PRESIDENT: "ARMENIA HAS BLOCKED ITS CHANCES OF SIGNING A FREE TRADE DEAL WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION"
APA, Azerbaijan
Sept 4 2013
[ 04 September 2013 11:28 ]
Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova - APA. Armenia has blocked its chances of
signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join
the Russia-led customs union, EU president Lithuania said Tuesday,
APA reports quoting EU business.
The EU respects the decision announced by Armenian President
Serzh Sarkisian in Moscow earlier Tuesday, but the two systems
are incompatible, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas
Linkevicius. "We respect any choice of countries but they cannot
enter both organizations at the same time because of different tariff
requirements," he said.
In a separate statement on Tuesday, Linkevicius and seven other
ministers from Nordic and Baltic countries warned against Russian
pressure on post-Soviet states. "Any economic threat or political
pressure directed against Eastern partners because of their European
aspirations and engagement with the EU is unacceptable," they said.
APA, Azerbaijan
Sept 4 2013
[ 04 September 2013 11:28 ]
Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova - APA. Armenia has blocked its chances of
signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join
the Russia-led customs union, EU president Lithuania said Tuesday,
APA reports quoting EU business.
The EU respects the decision announced by Armenian President
Serzh Sarkisian in Moscow earlier Tuesday, but the two systems
are incompatible, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas
Linkevicius. "We respect any choice of countries but they cannot
enter both organizations at the same time because of different tariff
requirements," he said.
In a separate statement on Tuesday, Linkevicius and seven other
ministers from Nordic and Baltic countries warned against Russian
pressure on post-Soviet states. "Any economic threat or political
pressure directed against Eastern partners because of their European
aspirations and engagement with the EU is unacceptable," they said.