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    ARMENIA WANTS TO BE MEMBER OF BOTH EUROPEAN AND CUSTOMS UNION

    PRAVDA, Russia
    Dec 24 2014

    Armenia resumes negotiations on a new agreement with the European
    Union, which will preserve all rules of the Association Agreement
    that do not contradict to the country's membership in the Eurasian
    Economic Union (EAEC), First Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia,
    Garegin Melkonian, said on Wednesday.

    It was planned that Yerevan would sign the association agreement
    with the EU, as well as a free trade zone agreement in November 2013
    at the Vilnius summit of Eastern Partnership. However, two months
    before that, Armenia declared its intention to join the Customs Union
    and participate in the Eurasian integration. The Eurasian Economic
    Union Treaty was signed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on May 29
    in Astana. The document comes into force on 1 January 2015. Armenia
    signed the document on October 10, 2014. The treaty of Armenia's
    accession to the EAEC was ratified by the parliaments of Russia,
    Belarus and Kazakhstan.

    "Armenia will resume negotiations about the signing of a new agreement
    with the EU, in which all the rules of the Association Agreement will
    preserved - the ones that do not contradict to Armenia's membership
    in the EAEC," Garegin Melkonian said.

    He added that Armenia identified the key areas, on which the country
    will be deepening ties with EU member states. It goes about trade
    relations, protection of competition, intellectual property rights,
    technical regulations and food safety. "In parallel, Armenia's Foreign
    Affairs Ministry also discusses the political bloc of the agreement.

    Should the process go efficiently, Armenia may sign a new agreement
    with the EU in the near future, Melkonian believes.

    http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/24-12-2014/129378-armenia_european_union-0/

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