  RA government approves offer on signing FTA within CIS May 12, 2011 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the May 12 sitting, the Armenian government approved the offer on signing a Free Trade Agreement within the CIS. Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan told journalists after the sitting that currently bilateral agreements on free trade are in force within the CIS. “This is a serious action for expanding multilateral ties within the CIS to promote trade and boost economic cooperation,” Davtyan said, adding this is the path taken by the EU for integration. According to him, as a result of negotiations the parties managed to reach a common agreement, in which the free trade regime is agreed, while the multilateral agreement will include the content of all bilateral agreements. “We expect the agreement to be approved by all the CIS member states,” noted Davtyan.   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. |
