Russian parliament to consider ratification of Armenia’s accession to EEU on December 10
08.12.2014,
18:23
At its December 10 session Russia’s State Duma (the lower chamber of parliament) will consider the ratification of the agreement on Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Leonid Slutsky, a senior Russian official in charge of relations with former Soviet republics and Eurasian integration, told RIA Novosti news agency.
YEREVAN, December 8. / ARKA /. At its December 10 session Russia’s State Duma (the lower chamber of parliament) will consider the ratification of the agreement on Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Leonid Slutsky, a senior Russian official in charge of relations with former Soviet republics and Eurasian integration, told RIA Novosti news agency.
The bill on the ratification of the agreement was sent to the parliament’s consideration by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
State Duma speaker Sergey Naryshkin has confirmed that the document will be considered this week.
The National Assembly of Armenia ratified the agreement on December 4 by a vote of 103 to 7. 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 EEU agreement comes into force on January 1, 2015. -0-
