  Envoy says Armenia to decide on joining Customs Union June 7, 2013 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia must decide on joining the Customs Union, ambassador of Belarus said. Stepan Sukharenko told a press conference that the Customs Union has both its positive and negative aspects, as well as a common economic environment and a strong market. “It’s up to Armenia to decide whether it wants to join the Customs Union or not. No one has delivered an ultimatum,” the envoy said, adding that Belarus has joined the Customs Union, whilst actively negotiating with the EU.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
