IMPORT FROM EU COUNTRIES TO ARMENIA INCREASEDAugust 13, 2002 - 23:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The volume of import from EU countries to Armenia made 35 million US dollars in July 2002 against 29 million in July 2001. The Customs Committee of the Republic of Armenia reported it to "Arka" agency. Let us note that the trend of increase of the import volume has been observed since the beginning of this year. According to the information possessed by the customs officials, within the first half year of 2002 commodities for the sum of 361 million US dollars were imported to Armenia, 150 out of which fell to the share of the European Union countries. At the same time, in 2001 the given indicator made 141 million dollars. Meanwhile, the Republic of Armenia Central Bank head Tigran Sargsian had stated earlier that the devaluation of the dollar in relation to euro could lead to rise in price of import and export between Armenia and the European countries, which would result in reducing import. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |