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EU, Armenia launch first round of negotiations on trade and investment
Feb16

EU, Armenia launch first round of negotiations on trade and investment

On February 15, the first round of the EU-Armenia negotiations on trade and investment issues was launched within the process of forming a new legal basis for relations between the Republic of Armenia and European Union, the Armenin Ministry of Economy informs. The negotiations were attended by the Armenian delegation headed by the First Deputy...

First round of the EU-Armenia negotiations on trade and investment issues launched
Feb16

First round of the EU-Armenia negotiations on trade and investment issues launched

On February 15, the first round of the EU-Armenia negotiations on trade and investment issues was launched within the process of forming a new legal basis for relations between the Republic of Armenia and European Union. The negotiations were attended by the Armenian delegation headed by the First Deputy Minister of Economy of RA Garegin...

Ukraine’s President asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign
Feb16

Ukraine’s President asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked the Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, to resign, saying he has lost the support of the ruling coalition, the BBC reports. But Poroshenko said there would not be a snap election. Mr Yatsenyuk’s government has been criticised over the slow pace of reform and faces allegations of corruption....

The first round of the EU-Armenia negotiations on trade and investment issues was launched in 
Brussels
Feb16

The first round of the EU-Armenia negotiations on trade and investment issues was launched in Brussels

The European delegation was led by Petros Sourmelis, head of unit, Russia, CIS, Ukraine, Western Balkan, EFTA, EEA, Turkey and Central Asia, the European Commission Directorate-General for Trade (DG TRADE). …read more Source:...

D. Medvedev meets with T. Sargsyan
Feb16

D. Medvedev meets with T. Sargsyan

Former Prime Minister of the RA, the RA former Ambassador to the USA Tigran Sargsyan, who is currently Chairman of the EEC Board, today has met with the RF Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, informs the website of the RF Government. During the meeting Medvedev touched upon the issues connected with Ukraine. At present, both Russia and Ukraine have...

PM Medvedev and EEC’s Sargsyan discuss Russian cargo transit via Ukraine
Feb16

PM Medvedev and EEC’s Sargsyan discuss Russian cargo transit via Ukraine

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Zhirinovsky: After our demand to return Western Armenia, little will remain of Turkey
Feb16

Zhirinovsky: After our demand to return Western Armenia, little will remain of Turkey

“In response to Turkey’s refusal to recognize Crimea’s reunion with Russia, we should recognize the Turkish Kurdistan as an independent state and demand Turkey to return the lands of Western Armenia. If Greece, Bulgaria and other countries having territorial claims to Turkey demand their lands back, little will remain of...

Manvel Sargsyan: U.S. offers Russia a fundamental role that will put it on its feet again
Feb16

Manvel Sargsyan: U.S. offers Russia a fundamental role that will put it on its feet again

Mainstream media are still discussing Vladimir Putin’s unwillingness to talk to Recep Erdogan. What did Turkey anticipate from its new strategy towards Russia following the downing of the Russian warplane over Syria? Russia’s military build up in Syria disrupted all the Syrian plans of Turkey given that since 2011 Turks have been...

EU lifts sanctions against Belarussian President Lukashenko
Feb16

EU lifts sanctions against Belarussian President Lukashenko

The European Union has lifted most sanctions against Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and his administration officials, the EU Council said in a statement Monday, praising Belarus’s role at a time when Russia has been pushing to reestablish control over former Soviet republics, The Moscoe Times reports. Relations between...

New tensions between Russia and Ukraine: Ukraine officially bans transit of Russian trucks
Feb15

New tensions between Russia and Ukraine: Ukraine officially bans transit of Russian trucks

Ukraine has decided to block Russian trucks from moving across its territory.Earlier, Russia banned Ukrainian trucks traveling on its territory. Ukrainian officials say Russia is violating both WTO (World Trade Organization) procedures and bilateral state agreements on road transport. The Foreign Ministry is demanding an explanation of why such a...