Eurasian Economic Union - Vietnam free trade deal takes effectOctober 5, 2016 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and Vietnam is taking effect on Wednesday, October 5. The deal opens the EEU's market of 181 million to Vietnam, RT reports. The EEU member states – Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan – get the opportunity to sell goods in Vietnam on a preferential basis. The free trade deal covers more than 90 percent of all goods traded between the EEU and Vietnam. It will enable the EEU exporters to save about $40-60 million in the first year. Vietnamese companies can expect savings of up to $5-$10 million a year. Under the deal, Hanoi expects to significantly boost its foreign trade. Trade with Russia is expected to double to some $10 billion by 2020. "Specific conditions will be created for Russia in order to increase the supply of its products to the Vietnamese market. It concerns not only high value products, but also agricultural produce, consumer goods to name a few," said the Russian Trade Mission in Vietnam. Russia’s main exports to Vietnam include nuclear reactors, mineral fuels, oil and distillation products and fertilizers. Electrical machinery, boilers and knitwear are imported from Vietnam. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. |