Armenia vows to boost cooperation with Eurasec, but abstains from becoming member
15.06.2009,
17:35
Armenia is interested in boosting multilateral cooperation with EurAsEc, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said.
YEREVAN, June 15. /ARKA/. Armenia is interested in boosting multilateral cooperation with EurAsEc, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said.
“With bilateral cooperation developing dynamically, we can establish new institutes and enroll in them, as well cerate new instruments as part of EurAsEC, without being its full-fledged member,” the premier said, summing up the Moscow meeting of the EurAsEC Intergovernmental Council.
He pointed out the Customs Union issue, stressing its importance for Armenia.
Russian, Kazakh and Belarus prime ministers made a joint statement on their intention to join WTO as a single customs area. The customs union is to launch activities on January 1, 2010 when the three states will implement a uniform customs tariff. On July 1, 2010, a uniform customs code will enter into force. All integration procedures are to be completed by mid-2011.
According to the Armenian premier, Armenia’s partners are to pass a considerable path, as they have made a political statement on continuing talks with WTO as a union.
He did not rule out revision of customs tariffs as part of EurAsEC and, if the countries join WTO, the obstacles will be removed.
EurAsEC is an international economic organization aimed at drawing up common customs borders in between the member states (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan). The organization’s mission is to work out a uniform foreign trade policy, common tariffs and prices. Moldova, Ukraine and Armenia have monitored EurAsEC in the past years. —0--
“With bilateral cooperation developing dynamically, we can establish new institutes and enroll in them, as well cerate new instruments as part of EurAsEC, without being its full-fledged member,” the premier said, summing up the Moscow meeting of the EurAsEC Intergovernmental Council.
He pointed out the Customs Union issue, stressing its importance for Armenia.
Russian, Kazakh and Belarus prime ministers made a joint statement on their intention to join WTO as a single customs area. The customs union is to launch activities on January 1, 2010 when the three states will implement a uniform customs tariff. On July 1, 2010, a uniform customs code will enter into force. All integration procedures are to be completed by mid-2011.
According to the Armenian premier, Armenia’s partners are to pass a considerable path, as they have made a political statement on continuing talks with WTO as a union.
He did not rule out revision of customs tariffs as part of EurAsEC and, if the countries join WTO, the obstacles will be removed.
EurAsEC is an international economic organization aimed at drawing up common customs borders in between the member states (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan). The organization’s mission is to work out a uniform foreign trade policy, common tariffs and prices. Moldova, Ukraine and Armenia have monitored EurAsEC in the past years. —0--
