CUSTOMS UNION ACCESSION NOT TO COMPLICATE TRADE WITH IRAN – MINISTER
February 05, 2014 | 19:49
YEREVAN. – Armenia’s accession to Customs Union will not complicate
trade with Iran, Economy Minister Vahram Avanesyan said.
“The main task will be improvement of conditions for bilateral trade,”
the Minister added.
Avanesyan noted that trade conditions with Iran cannot deteriorate,
since Armenia and Iran have neither a free trade agreement, nor any
preferential agreement.
“Armenia has the right to negotiate for better terms of trade with
countries outside the Customs Union. Similar negotiations are being
held by European states, non-members of the EU – Switzerland, Norway,
Iceland, Liechtenstein – on free trade with the Customs Union. We can
hold such talks with the target trading partners, for instance Vietnam
(one of the rice suppliers),”Avanesyan emphasized.
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From: A. Papazian
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