Trend, Azerbaijan
April 25 2013

Russian FM: Progress in consideration of possible Armenian cooperation
with Customs Union

There is progress in the establishment of Armenian cooperation with
the Customs Union (CU) and the Common Economic Space (CES), Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday following a meeting
with his Armenian counterpart Eduard Nalbandian in Moscow, news.am.
reported.

“We noted progress in the execution of the agreements between the
heads of states (Russia and Armenia) regarding the consideration of
the possibilities of Armenia’s cooperation with the CU and CES. We
appreciate the work of the joint Russian-Armenian commission
established for this purpose, which was formed to weigh relevant
issues,” Lavrov said.

He also expressed his hope that a memorandum on cooperation between
the Eurasian Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the Government
of Armenia signed on April 10 will give dynamics to the process of
rapprochement between Armenia and the CU.

From: Baghdasarian