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RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER RATIFICATION OF ARMENIA'S ACCESSION TO EEU ON DECEMBER 10
YEREVAN, December 8. / ARKA /. At its December 10 session Russia's
State Duma (the lower chamber of parliament) will consider the
ratification of the agreement on Armenia's accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union (EEU), Leonid Slutsky, a senior Russian official
in charge of relations with former Soviet republics and Eurasian
integration, told RIA Novosti news agency.
The bill on the ratification of the agreement was sent to the
parliament's consideration by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
State Duma speaker Sergey Naryshkin has confirmed that the document
will be considered this week.
The National Assembly of Armenia ratified the agreement on December
4 by a vote of 103 to 7. The agreement was endorsed by 5 of the
six factions in the Armenian parliament. The only party that voted
against was Zharangutyun (Heritage) of former foreign minister Raffi
Hovhanisyan. The EEU agreement comes into force on January 1, 2015.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
YEREVAN, December 8. / ARKA /. At its December 10 session Russia's
State Duma (the lower chamber of parliament) will consider the
ratification of the agreement on Armenia's accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union (EEU), Leonid Slutsky, a senior Russian official
in charge of relations with former Soviet republics and Eurasian
integration, told RIA Novosti news agency.
The bill on the ratification of the agreement was sent to the
parliament's consideration by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
State Duma speaker Sergey Naryshkin has confirmed that the document
will be considered this week.
The National Assembly of Armenia ratified the agreement on December
4 by a vote of 103 to 7. The agreement was endorsed by 5 of the
six factions in the Armenian parliament. The only party that voted
against was Zharangutyun (Heritage) of former foreign minister Raffi
Hovhanisyan. The EEU agreement comes into force on January 1, 2015.
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http://arka.am/en/news/politics/russian_parliament_to_consider_ratification_of_arm enia_s_accession_to_eeu_on_december_10/#sthash.EN5LleMz.dpuf
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress