Armenia’s ruling RPA responds to Yelk MPs’ proposal of leaving EEUJuly 21, 2017 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spokesman for the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Eduard Sharmazanov has responded to proposal from Yelk bloc to leave the Eurasian Economic Union, Aravot.am reports. Two lawmakers from the opposition Yelk bloc had earlier suggested that Armenia should leave the union. According to Sharmazanov, abandoning the bloc “doesn’t stem from Armenia’s interests.” “We came up to that decision after certain calculations and made sure that Armenia, the agricultural and tourism sectors will benefit from it,” the ruling party representative said. “Of course, the bloc is facing some challenges, but talks about leaving the EEU don’t stem from Armenia’s interests.” Sharmazanov added that the EEU membership has resulted in the growth of the volume of finished products and the number of tourists both in Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). Also, he reminded that the natural gas tariffs have been reduced. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |