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Eurasian Union to open new prospects for Armenian market - MP
12:53 * 02.09.14
A lawmaker of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia on Tuesday
elaborated on the economic advantages of Armenia's Eurasian
integration.
Gagik Minasyan, who heads the National Assembly's Standing Committee
on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, said he expects the
exemption of customs duties to be Armenia's major gain after joining
the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). He noted further that new sanitary
norms and the market opening to the country (promising delays in VAT
payments) are likely to raise the economic advantages in future.
The parliamentarian said he believes that the Western sanctions
against Russia have changed the Armenian society's understanding of
the Russian market over the past period. "New opportunities emerge for
us in terms of exporting and realizing goods. As to what extent we
will manage to us those opportunities, it depends on the flexibility
of our entrepreneurs," he added.
Commenting on Kazakh President Norsultan Nazarbaev's statement that
his country may decide against continuing the EEU membership process,
Minasyan said he thinks that the move is extremely important in terms
of realizing that the union is really an economic one. "Those states
pursue approaches conflicting with one another," he said, addressing
the economic interests of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the founding
member states of the economic bloc.
Minasyan noted that despite several Western powers' earlier calls on
Armenia to decide between the Eurasian or European integration
processes, the Foreign Ministry stated later that it would continue
the partnership with the European Union.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:53 * 02.09.14
A lawmaker of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia on Tuesday
elaborated on the economic advantages of Armenia's Eurasian
integration.
Gagik Minasyan, who heads the National Assembly's Standing Committee
on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, said he expects the
exemption of customs duties to be Armenia's major gain after joining
the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). He noted further that new sanitary
norms and the market opening to the country (promising delays in VAT
payments) are likely to raise the economic advantages in future.
The parliamentarian said he believes that the Western sanctions
against Russia have changed the Armenian society's understanding of
the Russian market over the past period. "New opportunities emerge for
us in terms of exporting and realizing goods. As to what extent we
will manage to us those opportunities, it depends on the flexibility
of our entrepreneurs," he added.
Commenting on Kazakh President Norsultan Nazarbaev's statement that
his country may decide against continuing the EEU membership process,
Minasyan said he thinks that the move is extremely important in terms
of realizing that the union is really an economic one. "Those states
pursue approaches conflicting with one another," he said, addressing
the economic interests of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the founding
member states of the economic bloc.
Minasyan noted that despite several Western powers' earlier calls on
Armenia to decide between the Eurasian or European integration
processes, the Foreign Ministry stated later that it would continue
the partnership with the European Union.
Armenian News - Tert.am