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Representatives of Armenian and Russian airports’ customs services discuss cooperation prospects
Representatives of customs services of Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport and Moscow’s Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo international airports are discussing cooperation prospects within Eurasian Economic Union. YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. Representatives of customs services of Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport and Moscow’s Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo ...
12/17/2015Sitting of council of CIS customs services heads held in Armenia
The 46th sitting of the Council of customs services heads of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) was held Friday. The sides laid groundwork for the Council’s activities in 2008. YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. The 46th sitting of the Council of customs services heads of CIS (Commonwealth ...
12/15/2007PM: Armenia interested in cooperation with cis member countries’ customs agencies
Armenia is interested in cooperation with CIS member countries’ customs agencies, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said Wednesday at the ceremony of opening the 52nd meeting of heads of the CIS countries’ customs services. YEREVAN, October 28. /ARKA/. Armenia is interested in cooperation with CIS member countries’ customs agencies, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said Wednesday at the ceremony of opening the 52nd meeting of heads of the ...
10/28/2010Sargsyan awards head of Russian federal customs service Order of Friendship
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today received the heads of customs authorities who have arrived in Yerevan to take part in the 14th session of the Conjoint Council of Customs Services of Customs Union Member States. YEREVAN, March 20. / ARKA /. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today received the heads of customs authorities who have arrived in Yerevan to take part in the 14th session of the Conjoint Council ...
03/20/2015Russian ruble should be used more widely as a financial instrument in Armenia – Russia’s Deputy Minister of Economic Development
... common border with any of their members. An example is Greece. Russia has exclaves - Kaliningrad, which, unfortunately, was isolated from the territory of Russia and, accordingly, the Customs Union. In this sense, there should be interaction between customs services in order to make customs control the least burdensome. ARKA - Nevertheless, the process of Armenian goods going through the Armenian- Georgian border is complicated due to logistical problems. Likhachev - all the existing problems need ...
01/08/2014Sargsyan says Armenia is a supporter of integration processes
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan received yesterday the head of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation Vladimir Bulavin, who arrived in Armenia to participate in the 24th meeting of the Board of United Customs Services of the Customs Union in Yerevan on September 27-28. YEREVAN, September 29, /ARKA/. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan received yesterday the head of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation Vladimir Bulavin, who arrived ...
09/29/2017Fighting against customs offenses and corruption should become priorities of customs services- Abrahamyan
Fighting against customs offenses and corruption, as well as risk management and exchange of information by electronic means should become priorities of the customs services of the Eurasian Economic Union, Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said today. YEREVAN, March 20. / ARKA /. Fighting against customs offenses and corruption, as well as risk management and exchange of information by electronic ...
03/20/2015Armenian president discusses work of EEU customs services
... the 21st session of the Joint Board of the customs agencies of the EEU member states, Sargsyan’s press office said. It said Sargsyan welcomed the guests and stressed the importance of the Board’s meeting held today in Tsakhkadzor. Stressing that customs services represent an important structure which interact on a daily basis with the business community of the EEU member states, Serzh Sargsyan noted that impressions regarding the EEU are also being shaped based on their work and cooperation; ...
11/30/2016Cooperation with Eurasian Economic Union in customs area to allow Armenia to react to problems quickly - premier
... find effective solutions to them, Karen Karapetyan, Armenian prime minister, said Wednesday as met head of the union countries’ customs agencies, who came to Armenia to attend the 21st session of the united board of the customs union countries’ customs services. YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. Cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union member countries in customs area will allow Armenia to react to problems quickly and to find effective solutions to them, Karen Karapetyan, Armenian prime ...
12/01/2016Armenian custom officers will be trained in Ukraine
... /ARKA/. A group of Armenian customs officers will travel soon to Ukraine to have a training course, head of Ukraine’s State Customs Service, Igor Kaletnik, said today in Yerevan. Speaking at a news conference after the 52-nd meeting of heads of customs services from CIS countries, hosted this time by Yerevan, he said Armenia and Ukraine have signed protocols for reconciliation of their reporting forms and information details that will enable to raise the professional level of customs officers....
10/28/2010Armenian premier and WCO secretary general discuss cooperation development
... functions related to customs administration and foreign economic activity. The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization welcomed the ongoing reforms and expressed willingness to provide expert assistance. Both sides highlighted the importance of customs services as a catalyst of economic activity in the regions. The parties looked at possibility of holding the 2020-2021 WCO forum on information technology in Armenia. -0---
11/19/201911 attempts of drug smuggling prevented by Armenia’s customs officers in 2007
... participant-country, the information is included in the network within one day,” Tsarukyan said. The regional liaison unit RILO CIS was formed in 2001 on the initiative of the World Customs Organization and under a decision of the Council of Chief of the CIS Customs Services. The RILO CIS unit unites the units in Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The central office is ILO Moscow. The regional liaison unit focuses battling the smuggling of ...
09/21/2007Armenia Greenlights CIS Customs Seals Agreement for Transport and Trade Documents
... stamps on transport and trade documents as goods cross customs borders—whether they are transported by road, rail, air, sea, or through mixed means. The agreement was initially signed on September 27, 2024, during a meeting of the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the CIS countries held in Nizhny Novgorod.
04/23/2025Armenian government approves ratification of customs assistance agreement with US
... on mutual assistance between the customs authorities of the two countries during its Thursday session. The agreement, signed in Yerevan on June 11, 2024, aims to establish a framework for cooperation and fully regulate bilateral relations between the customs services of Armenia and the United States. The agreement sets the foundation for strengthening and expanding capabilities and mutually beneficial contacts in the customs sphere. It also outlines protocols for information exchange related to customs ...
08/29/2024Armenian, Belarus and Kazakh customs services outline prospects for cooperation
The Deputy Head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) Ashot Muradyan had a meeting with the Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus Vladimir Orlovsky and his Kazakhstani counterpart Daniyar Zhanalykov during a visit to Minsk. YEREVAN, October 10. /ARKA/. The Deputy Head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) Ashot Muradyan had a meeting with the Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus Vladimir Orlovsky and his Kazakh counterpart Daniyar Zhanalykov during a visit...
10/10/2022Armenian Zvartnots Airport customs receives new equipment
... the airport that will enable the customers to make payments in the case of baggage overweight . The new equipment will allow to facilitate baggage check-in and claim processes. For easy spoiled products there is a special modern fridge technology. All customs services are available for 24 hours in the baggage claim area. -0-
07/18/2012Customs services of Armenia and Austria signed an agreement on cooperation
Customs services of Armenia and Austria signed an international agreement on cooperation and mutual aid, informs press-service of State Revenue Committee of Armenia. YEREVAN, June 29. /ARKA/. Customs services of Armenia and Austria signed an international ...
06/30/2011Armenia and Republic of Korea to establish customs cooperation
... "smart" risk management. An agreement was reached to organize a study visit of the staff of the Armenian State Revenue Committee to the Republic of Korea to get acquainted with its information systems. The meeting between the heads of the customs services of Armenia and the Republic of Korea was held in the frames of the session of the World Customs Organization in Brussels on June 23-25.-0-
06/24/2022Armenia may become important regional customs hub, EU ambassador to Armenia says
... matter. She said it is important that the facilitation of goods exchange takes place in all directions due to the efficient work of the customs service Viktorin recalled the assistance that is provided by the European Union to Armenia to develop its customs services and border management, emphasizing the importance of digital technologies in these segments. She said as part of the ongoing globalization and liberalization of the economy, Armenia has made significant progress in trade and logistics,...
11/18/2019Armenian CCI discusses transit of Armenian excisable products to Russia
... Shornikov said. Armenian exporters also pointed out cargo accompaniment problems. Shornikov pointed out that necessary measures are being taken. During RF Prime Minister Victor Zubkov’s visit to Armenia on February 6, 2008, the two countries’ customs services were instructed to reveal illegal supply of excisable alcoholic beverages, mainly brandy. The Russian delegation came to Armenia to establish efficient cooperation. The sides are to sign a protocol on the results of discussions. The ...
03/20/2008No problems exist between Armenia’s, Russia’s taxation services
... Taxation Service of Russia Natalia Vorontsova told journalists. “The problems between Armenia and Russia are solved at the level of consultations, particularly at the intergovernmental commissions on bilateral cooperation and the Council of heads of customs services of CIS countries,” she said. Vorontsova pointed out that Armenia mostly supports the decisions of the Council. A sitting of the Secretariat of the Council of Heads of Customs Services of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) ...
09/19/2007Armenian parliament ratifies agreement with Georgia on customs cargo inspection data exchange
Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today an agreement on the exchange of cargo inspection data between the customs services of Armenia and Georgia. YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today an agreement on the exchange of cargo inspection data between the customs services of Armenia and Georgia. According to the head ...
09/18/2020Armenian And Georgian Customs Officers To Harmonize Their Activities In Support Of The Economy
Representatives of customs services of Armenia and Georgia intend to harmonize their activities. Head of delegation of Parliamentary Assembly of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC PA) Gagik Minasyan said on Monday in the press-conference YEREVAN, October 17. /ARKA/. ...
10/18/2011Armenia to host next meeting of EEU Joint Board of Customs Services in 2025
Armenia will host a regular session of the Joint Board of Customs Services of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, which are members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). YEREVAN, 29 November. /ARKA/. Armenia will host a regular session of the Joint Board of Customs Services of Armenia, Belarus,...
11/29/2024Foreign economic activity center opens in Armenian Gyumri
... customs authorities and economic entities will be moved to a new and modern site based on modernized infrastructure and modern high-tech solutions. "After the completion of all construction work, the center will be able to provide the whole range of customs services," Hovhannisyan said. The construction of the center began in August 2019. About 5 billion drams were allocated by the government to that end. The second stage involves the creation of a customs warehouse for importers, a parking ...
09/15/2020Armenia and Kuwait to cooperate in customs control
... Wednesday the signing of an agreement with the government of Kuwait on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs-related matters. Deputy head of state revenues committee Vakhtang Mirumyan said the project aims at expanding cooperation of the countries’ customs services and creating legal framework for cooperation. Often violations found by other countries’ customs during customs control operations remain unanswered due to lack of legal framework, Mirumyan said. -0-
05/29/2013Gazprom Armenia topping 2nd Q list of 1000 largest taxpayers
... Committee’s 2nd Q list of 1000 largest taxpayers. According to the data, the company paid AMD 23.9 billion over a period between January and June 2014. Of this amount, AMD 23.4 billion was collected directly by tax agencies and AMD 219.9 million by customs services. Direct taxes totaled AMD 2.28 billion (profit and income taxes), indirect taxes AMD 21.5 billion (including VAT and excise tax) and other taxes, duties and obligatory payments AMD 175.9 million. K-Telecom was the second biggest ...
07/25/2014Regional conference on digitization of customs procedures kicks off in Yerevan
... digitalization process is able not only to spur development of trade, but also to enhance the effectiveness of management of border risks," he said. The vice-premier stressed that digitization of trade processes and exchange of digitized data among customs services is necessary nowadays. He said that significant progress is seen in at Armenia's State Revenue in digitization of customs and tax procedures, particularly in provision of permissions, reports and the exchange of digitized information....
11/18/2019Some Armenian government agencies to work on March holidays
... non-working days from March 8 to March 11. The prime minister instructed the chairman of State Revenue Committee, the head of State Food Security Service and proposed to the Central Bank chairman to ensure the continuity and uninterrupted supply of customs services to businesses in the period from March 8 to March 11 at all customs offices, at the relevant departments of the State Food Security Service and set up a duty according to a pre-arranged timetable, as well as provide the opportunity to ...
03/01/2018Armenian’s tax and customs services unlikely to be separated - newspaper
The Armenian authorities are discussing throughout more than one week whether to divide the State Revenue Committee’s tax and customs unit into two separate agencies or not, Zhoghovurd reports. YEREVAN, September 27. /ARKA/. The Armenian authorities are discussing throughout more than one week whether to divide the State Revenue Committee’s tax and customs unit into two separate agencies or not, Zhoghovurd reports. According to the newspaper, it is even known that Karen Karapetyan, the new...
09/27/2016Armenia, Georgia to build second bridge linking markets
... import-export procedures, setting up common tax and customs regimes and creating more favorable conditions for border crossing,” the premier said on Tuesday, summing up the seventh meeting of the intergovernmental commission. Stressing the importance of customs services and border crossing, Sargsyan said Armenia will make efforts to improve customs procedures to save time. “The task is accomplished by 70 percent, with the rest of the issues to be settled soon,” he added. Discussing delimitation ...
12/11/2008Armenia and Georgia to facilitate the process of crossing the border
Currently the experts and representatives of state agencies of Armenia and Georgia are discussing the process of risk assessment and management of border and customs services of both countries in the working seminar in Yerevan. YEREVAN, February 2. /ARKA/. Currently the experts and representatives of state agencies of Armenia and Georgia are discussing the process of risk assessment and management of border ...
02/02/2011Armenia And Georgia To Facilitate The Process Of Crossing The Border
Currently the experts and representatives of state agencies of Armenia and Georgia are discussing the process of risk assessment and management of border and customs services of both countries in the working seminar in Yerevan. YEREVAN, February 2. /ARKA/. Currently the experts and representatives of state agencies of Armenia and Georgia are discussing the process of risk assessment and management of border ...
02/02/2011World customs organization (WCO) will help Armenia thwart imports of fake products
... General, Kunio Mikuriyaс, said today in the Armenian capital. “Fake trademarks is a serous problem. In this sense the main focus of our work should on protection of consumers from threats to their health and safety. This is why the WCO helps customs services of member countries to improve their relating legislation and strengthen their capacities to foil import of fake goods,’ he said during a joint news conference with chairman of Armenian State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatrian....
10/24/2009Pashinyan, Putin and Aliyev discuss unblocking regional transport and economic infrastructures in Moscow
... links; we are ready to start unblocking all transport and economic ties and communications in the region on the basis of the sovereignty and jurisdiction of our country. I want to reaffirm that position once again and to confirm that both the border and customs services of Armenia are ready to ensure the normal passage of all transports, railway trains, in particular, through the territory of Armenia," he said. According to Pashinyan, the Armenian side expects that the Azerbaijani railroad will ...
05/26/2023Dispute between Armenia and Ukraine over taxes on Ukrainian cigarettes already settled
... /ARKA/. A dispute between Armenia and Ukraine over taxes on Ukrainian tobacco products is already settled, Igor Kaletnik, head of Ukraine’s state customs agency, said in Yerevan on Wednesday after the 52nd meeting of CIS member countries’ customs services. Earlier, Ukraine accused Armenia of creation of adverse regime for Ukrainian tobacco and alcohol products in a clear breach of World Trade Organization’s general rules. Ukraine was unhappy about excise duty set at 6,500 drams ...
10/28/2010Iran’s Trade Center to be opened in Armenia
... research services, the strategy of entering the lucrative market of Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the center will pave suitable ground for the financial transfer, providing logistics and transportation services, legal advice, tax and customs services. -0-
09/19/2024Pashinyan speaks about importers and street vendors in downtown Yerevan
... – they travel and bring commodities, it is necessary to call it as it is.” The prime minister said that trucks are brought to the border, and then cargoes are taken from them and put in several cars so as to have 50 kilograms in each and deceive customs services with this trick. “Even if they stage protests, we will never agree to be deceived and never allow those who think they are sharp lads to force the government to make a favorable to them decision,” Pashinyan said. All commodities,...
02/13/2019IMF says ready to send fiscal expert to Armenia
... Armenia will be able to combat shadow economy, according to Portugal. The IMF expert will focus on the existing problems in the country’s tax system. Armenia launched tax and customs reforms this year, among which was reorganization of the tax and customs services into the State Revenue Committee.-0-
11/24/2008Iranian trade centre opens in Yerevan: countries seek to increase trade turnover to $3bn.
... exhibition, marketing and research services, strategies for entering promising markets in Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the centre will prepare for financial transfers, provide logistics and transport services, legal advice, tax and customs services. -0-
09/30/2024Armenia ranked 108th in the Logistics Performance Index for 2024
... place, followed by Belarus - 82nd place, Russia - 90th and Kyrgyzstan - 128th. The World Bank's Logistics Performance Index by Country (LPI) assesses the performance of national logistics systems based on six key indicators, including the quality of customs services, infrastructure, and international transport.
01/20/2025Armenia to provide all possible assistance to Lebanon, Pashinyan says
... by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund with online platform for donations. According to the Lebanese authorities, the explosion in the port of Beirut on Tuesday evening was caused by the detonation of 2.7 thousand tons of ammonium nitrate confiscated by customs services in 2015, stored in a warehouse. Mourning has been declared in the country. In the city, recognized as a disaster zone, a state of emergency was introduced for two weeks. According to the latest data, the explosion killed more than 150 ...
08/06/2020Armenia to send medicines, medical equipment and food to Lebanon
... that took place in Beirut on Tuesday, 11 Armenians were killed and about 100 were injured. According to the Lebanese authorities, the explosion in the port of Beirut was caused by the detonation of 2.7 thousand tons of ammonium nitrate confiscated by customs services in 2015 and stored in a warehouse. Mourning has been declared in the country. In the city, recognized as a disaster zone, a state of emergency was introduced for two weeks. According to the latest data, more than 150 people became victims ...
08/06/2020Head of Tashir group of companies to provide $200,000 to the Armenian community of Lebanon
... that took place in Beirut on Tuesday, 11 Armenians were killed and about 100 were injured. According to the Lebanese authorities, the explosion in the port of Beirut was caused by the detonation of 2.7 thousand tons of ammonium nitrate confiscated by customs services in 2015 and stored in a warehouse. Mourning has been declared in the country. In the city, recognized as a disaster zone, a state of emergency was introduced for two weeks. According to the latest data, more than 150 people became victims ...
08/06/2020About 80% of business people in Armenia assess economic competition as high or very high
... surveyed consider the competition environment favorable in terms of economic activity. They note that the Armenian government has a positive impact on economic competition, while market participants' impact is negative, and when it comes to tax and customs services they have a twofold impact, both negative and positive. Some 66% of business people said they faced violations of economic competition, including abuse of the dominant position, misleading the public, non-competitive agreements, etc. ...
02/25/2020Court in Yerevan extends arrest of ex-minister Gagik Khachatryan
... powers and large-scale embezzlement. Another former senior official of the State Revenue Committee, Karen Khachatryan (Gagik Khachatryan's nephew), was also arrested as part of the investigation. Gagik Khachatryan held various positions in the tax and customs services for over a decade before his appointment as head of State Revenue Committee in 2008. He headed the agency until 2014 and served as Armenia’s finance minister for the next two years. -0--
10/24/2019Former finance minister of Armenia formally charged with abuse of power and large-scale embezzlement
... senior official of the State Revenue Committee, Karen Khachatryan (Gagik. Khachatryan's nephew), was also arrested as part of the investigation. The lawyer said that he has appealed the arrest. Gagik Khachatryan held various positions in the tax and customs services for over a decade before his appointment as head of State Revenue Committee in 2008. He headed the agency until 2014 and served as Armenia’s finance minister for the next two years. -0-
08/29/2019Transport ferries are not alternative to Upper-Lars border crossing, forwarder CEO says
... and Russia. He said the Abkhazia project was developed in response to Georgia's consent not to impede Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and there was an arrangement with Swiss SGS, which was to act as an intermediary between the customs services of Russia and Georgia, but the project was frozen after Russia joined WTO. According to Aghajanyan, the opening of the road through Abkhazia will have a positive impact on the Armenian economy, as the prices for cargo transportation can ...
06/06/2017Ex-prime minister’s son to resign as mayor of Artashat
... family members and friends began to leave their posts. The daily says also it has emerged that the governor of Ararat province Rubik Abrahamyan has also filed a resignation application. Earlier, Hovik Abrahamyan’s son-in-law resigned as the head of the customs services of Zvartnots airport. It is possible that the heads of Mkhchyan, Arevshat and Ditak rural communities in Ararat province may also resign, according to the daily. ‘Hraparak’ says that Argam Abrahamyan will be included in the proportional ...
01/31/2017Separation of state revenue committee from Armenian finance ministry to prevent collision of interests
... revenue will operate independently, Karlen Khachatryan, an economist, told journalists on Friday. On March 1, 2015, Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, reorganized the finance ministry separating the State Revenue Committee with its subordinate tax and customs services, which joined the finance ministry in spring 2014, into an independent segment again. Two days later, Sargsyan appointed Hovhannes Hovsepyan, as chairman of the committee dismissing him as head of the president-affiliated control service....
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