Tajikistan approved as WTO full-fledged memberMarch 2, 2013 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tajikistan has been approved as a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organization, the Voice of Russia reports. According to the Tajik Foreign Ministry, the country applied for membership back in May 2001 and talks have since been held to agree the terms of accession. A protocol on Tajikistan joining the WTO was signed in Geneva in last December, when the country was given time to ratify the protocol. Dushanbe is also negotiating the joining of the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |