Armenia’s foreign minister Edward Nalbandian held a meeting on September 11 in Yerevan with Georgia’s foreign minister and Vice PM Mikheil Janelidze.
As reported earlier, a brawl occurred between several people at 23:30, September 10 in Gyumri city. All those involved are reportedly servicemen of the 102nd Russian military base.
Ashotyan told reporters that he recently participated in the political forum of the European People’s Party and the large representative gathering organized by the Council of Europe during which he raised those issues and received a reaction from the European partners.
Earlier Syria’s first deputy minister of foreign affairs announced that the US presence in the country is ‘illegal and unacceptable’ since it has not been approved by the Syrian government. The deputy minister added that the US should withdraw its troops from Syria.
The opposition Yelk bloc’s suggestion on Armenia leaving the Eurasian Economic Union doesn’t comply with the country’s foreign policy and foreign economic interests, chairman of the foreign relations committee of the Armenian parliament Armen Ashotyan said.
“The launch of joint gate and its operation means elimination of double control and procedures. The second part of the agreement clearly mentions the steps which facilitate the movement of goods via means of transport, as well as the passenger transportations”, Mirumyan said.
Machinery equipments and raw materials of industrial significance imported to Armenia will be exempted from VAT on the border from January 1, 2018 under proposed changes in the legislation.
The EU-Armenia agreement will open a new chapter in bilateral relations, EU Ambassador to Armenia H.E. Piotr Switalski told a press conference on the sidelines of the Assistance Initiative for Organic Agriculture program in Yerevan.
Mehman Aliyev was facing up to 7 years in prison.
Rapid Trident is an annual, multinational exercise that serves as the validation for Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense unit currently undergoing at the Ukrainian-led Combat Training Center, under the advisement of allied and partner nations. This year’s exercise will take place Sept. 8-23, 2017, at the International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
