Armenian and Kazakh presidents discuss bilateral relations and cooperation within EEU
10.12.2014,
18:47
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had Wednesday a telephone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss Armenian-Kazakh relations and cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union, Sargsyan’s press service said.
YEREVAN, December 10. / ARKA /. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had Wednesday a telephone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss Armenian-Kazakh relations and cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union, Sargsyan’s press service said.
On December 4 by a vote of 103 to 7 and one abstention the National Assembly of Armenia ratified the agreement that makes the country a member of the Eurasian Economic Union. The other members of the Russia-led trade bloc are Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The agreement was endorsed by 5 of the six factions in the Armenian parliament. The only party that voted against was Zharangutyun (Heritage) of former foreign minister Raffi Hovhanisyan. The agreement comes into force on January 1, 2015. -0-