 ARMENIA WILL BECOME FULL MEMBER OF WTO BY THE END OF THE YEAR, PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN SAIDMay 11, 2001 - 01:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, May 10. /Mediamax/. President of Armenia Robert Kocharian said today, speaking at "Armenia Investor Conference 2001" business forum in New York, that Armenia will become full member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) before the end of the year.President Kocharian said Armenia's accession process to WTO has been an important motivation to further legislative adjustments to higher benchmarks. Armenian President noted also that within the framework of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union Armenia has launched a program for a gradual upgrading and harmonisation of our legal norms and practices to EU standards. --0--   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |
