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PUTIN URGES ARMENIAN ENTRY INTO EURASIA UNION
Vladimir Putin visits Kazakhstan, attends Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council meeting
(c) RIA Novosti. Michael Klimentyev 14:18 29/05/2014
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140529/190217102/Putin-Urges-Armenian-Entry-into-Eurasia-Union.html
ASTANA, May 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has
urged the full consideration of Armenia's bid to enter the fledgling
Eurasian Economic Union (EAU), saying the deal should be signed in
the near future.
"This document needs to be endorsed and signed as soon as possible,"
Putin said on the heels of a Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting
in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Putin stressed that Armenia is aiming to seal the deal in June. "We
hope Armenia will be able to become a full member of the union soon
after its launch," he added.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan earlier said his country was likely
to sign the treaty before June 15.
An agreement to establish an EU-like Eurasian Economic Union of former
Soviet states was inked earlier on Thursday by leaders of Russia,
Kazakhstan and Belarus. It is to come into force on January 1, 2015.
The binding treaty is expected to raise EAU member states to a
completely new level of integration. Signatories commit to guarantee
the free movement of goods, services, capital and labor, as well as
the implementation of coordinated policies in key sectors, including
energy, industry, agriculture and transport.
In late April, the presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan ordered
the preparation of a draft agreement on Armenia's membership in the
Customs Union and the Common Economic Space by June 1. The surprise
U-turn in Armenia's policy came after it had declined to sign an EU
association agreement last September, opting to join the Russian-led
Customs Union instead.
Vladimir Putin visits Kazakhstan, attends Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council meeting
(c) RIA Novosti. Michael Klimentyev 14:18 29/05/2014
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140529/190217102/Putin-Urges-Armenian-Entry-into-Eurasia-Union.html
ASTANA, May 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has
urged the full consideration of Armenia's bid to enter the fledgling
Eurasian Economic Union (EAU), saying the deal should be signed in
the near future.
"This document needs to be endorsed and signed as soon as possible,"
Putin said on the heels of a Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting
in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Putin stressed that Armenia is aiming to seal the deal in June. "We
hope Armenia will be able to become a full member of the union soon
after its launch," he added.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan earlier said his country was likely
to sign the treaty before June 15.
An agreement to establish an EU-like Eurasian Economic Union of former
Soviet states was inked earlier on Thursday by leaders of Russia,
Kazakhstan and Belarus. It is to come into force on January 1, 2015.
The binding treaty is expected to raise EAU member states to a
completely new level of integration. Signatories commit to guarantee
the free movement of goods, services, capital and labor, as well as
the implementation of coordinated policies in key sectors, including
energy, industry, agriculture and transport.
In late April, the presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan ordered
the preparation of a draft agreement on Armenia's membership in the
Customs Union and the Common Economic Space by June 1. The surprise
U-turn in Armenia's policy came after it had declined to sign an EU
association agreement last September, opting to join the Russian-led
Customs Union instead.