President says Armenia had higher expectations from EAEU membershipNovember 2, 2017 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia had bigger expectations from accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), president Serzh Sargsyan said in an exclusive interview with the editor of Business FM Ilya Kopelevich. "Of course, we had higher expectations. The situation that developed in world economy and in Russia has reduced the anticipated effect of our membership in the Eurasian Union," Sargsyan said. According to him, however, there is no need to talk about the correctness of Armenia's accession to the EAEU as "the results speak for themselves." "We made the right choice. First of all, the economic situation has stabilized since 2016. There was little growth , but still. We have registered about 5% GDP growth for the first eight months of 2016, while trade turnover of EAEU member-states and third countries has increased by more than 25%," Sargsyan said. 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”. |