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ARMENIA, EU COMPLETE TALKS ABOUT FREE TRADE AREA
Interfax, Russia
July 24 2013
YEREVAN. July 24
Armenia and the European Union concluded negotiations on the creation
of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) on Wednesday,
the European Commission posted a statement on its website.
Following the final round of talks, Armenia and the EU reached an
agreement on key aspects of the Association Agreement, which will
create new structure for trade relations between Armenia and the EU,
the statement said.
"The DCFTA will strengthen Armenia's economic integration with the
EU by providing better market access for European and Armenian goods
and services to each other's markets," the statement said.
The Association Agreement with the EU is expected to be initialed
in Lithuania, which is currently chairing the EU and will host the
Eastern partnership summit in November 2013.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said on July 23 that
Armenia, Georgia and Moldova could initial and then sign free trade
agreements with the EU this year.
"We can expect the free trade agreements with Moldova, Georgia and,
possibly, Armenia, to be initialed prior to the high-level meeting
in Vilnius. Then we will try to sign [them] as quickly as possible,
it would be best to do this while this European Commission is still
working," Linkevicius told the Baltic News Service on July 22.
The current European Commission expires in second half of 2013,
BNS reported.
Georgia concluded the DCFTA talks on July 22, while Moldavia did this
even earlier.
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Interfax, Russia
July 24 2013
YEREVAN. July 24
Armenia and the European Union concluded negotiations on the creation
of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) on Wednesday,
the European Commission posted a statement on its website.
Following the final round of talks, Armenia and the EU reached an
agreement on key aspects of the Association Agreement, which will
create new structure for trade relations between Armenia and the EU,
the statement said.
"The DCFTA will strengthen Armenia's economic integration with the
EU by providing better market access for European and Armenian goods
and services to each other's markets," the statement said.
The Association Agreement with the EU is expected to be initialed
in Lithuania, which is currently chairing the EU and will host the
Eastern partnership summit in November 2013.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said on July 23 that
Armenia, Georgia and Moldova could initial and then sign free trade
agreements with the EU this year.
"We can expect the free trade agreements with Moldova, Georgia and,
possibly, Armenia, to be initialed prior to the high-level meeting
in Vilnius. Then we will try to sign [them] as quickly as possible,
it would be best to do this while this European Commission is still
working," Linkevicius told the Baltic News Service on July 22.
The current European Commission expires in second half of 2013,
BNS reported.
Georgia concluded the DCFTA talks on July 22, while Moldavia did this
even earlier.
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