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Interfax, Russia
Sept 13 2013
Armenia may co-found Eurasian Economic Union - EEC minister
MINSK. Sept 13
Armenia's declaration of the need to join the Customs Union is a
serious political step, Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Minister
Andrei Slepnyov said, adding that participation of Armenia in the
establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union was quite possible.
"This statement is a very serious political step of Armenia; this is
also a strategic choice," he told reporters in Minsk on Friday.
"The full membership of Armenia in the Customs Union will help restore
the Armenian economy, the condition of which is not very favorable at
present," the minister said. "I am confident that the Armenian entry
into the Customs Union is a key step towards the restoration of the
country's economic potential," Slepnyov said.
Speaking of the execution of the Armenian plan to join the Customs
Union, the minister predicted "a number of problems, which might not
be easy to resolve, concerning the unification of laws and
harmonization of international commitments."
"As to the timeframe, we should aim at Armenia becoming a co-founder
of the Eurasian Economic Union. It is quite realistic to complete its
accession to the Customs Union within slightly more than a year,"
Slepnyov said.
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Sept 13 2013
Armenia may co-found Eurasian Economic Union - EEC minister
MINSK. Sept 13
Armenia's declaration of the need to join the Customs Union is a
serious political step, Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Minister
Andrei Slepnyov said, adding that participation of Armenia in the
establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union was quite possible.
"This statement is a very serious political step of Armenia; this is
also a strategic choice," he told reporters in Minsk on Friday.
"The full membership of Armenia in the Customs Union will help restore
the Armenian economy, the condition of which is not very favorable at
present," the minister said. "I am confident that the Armenian entry
into the Customs Union is a key step towards the restoration of the
country's economic potential," Slepnyov said.
Speaking of the execution of the Armenian plan to join the Customs
Union, the minister predicted "a number of problems, which might not
be easy to resolve, concerning the unification of laws and
harmonization of international commitments."
"As to the timeframe, we should aim at Armenia becoming a co-founder
of the Eurasian Economic Union. It is quite realistic to complete its
accession to the Customs Union within slightly more than a year,"
Slepnyov said.
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