TIGRAN SARGSYAN DWELT ON THE CONTRADICTORINESS OF THE ARMENIAN AND EURAZES INTERESTS

LRAGIR.AM
17:18:40 – 10/06/2009

During the upcoming days, Armenia will receive the Russian anti-crisis
loan of 500 million. This was stated by the Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan, who left for Moscow to partake in the session of the
Interstate Council.

Tigran Sargsyan stated that there is no problem in connection with
the receiving of the Russian loan, it is now in the documentation
phase. The Premier stated that some part of the loan will be directed
to the anti-crisis fund of the Central Bank. According to the Prime
Minister, 24 billion drams will be directed to the reconstruction
of the zone of the disaster, and 15 billion will be allocated to the
small and midsize businesses.

As to the session of the EurAzES Interstate Council, in connection
with the decision made at this session, Tigran Sargsyan stated that
the construction of the Armenian economy does not let its interests
to correspond to the interests of the members of the EurAzES,
consequently, Armenia cannot become a member of the newly formed
trilateral Costumes unity. Russia, Byelorussia and Kazakhstan made
the decision on the formation of the Unity. It will be launched on
January 1, 2010, and the common Costumes Code will be used from July 1.

Tigran Sargsyan noted that high customs tariffs are used, which are
aimed at the protection of the local enterprisers and the economic
spheres of that country- machinery, metallurgic etc. According to the
Prime Minister, Armenia does not have such spheres and is an importer
country of such products and it is not expedient for Armenia to use
such high customs tariffs; the Regnum informs.