ARMENIA SEEKS FOR TRADE RELATIONS WITH EU
Aysor
Nov 13 2009
Armenia
Today Armenian businessmen participated in the seminar entitled
"Trade Frameworks with EU" organised by AEPLAC, Armenia’s Ministry
of Economy, and EU Consulting Group.
The seminar has a chief objective to introduce new trade opportunities
in the framework of the Eastern Partnership and to fill the
informational gap in this field.
The current level of Armenia’s export is moderate, according to Deputy
Minister of Economy of Armenia, Mushegh Tumasyan. "The chief objective
of our policy is a trade joining to EU which involves negotiations
on free trade. This, in its turn, demands on carrying of some reforms
in different fields. We have already launched this process," he said.
Armenian businessmen haven’t enough information on trade process,
running trade regimes and so on, he pointed.
The European Union in the framework of the Eastern Partnership
provides deep and comprehensive free trade agreements with those
countries willing and able to enter into a deeper engagement, gradual
integration in the EU economy and allow for easier travel to the
EU through gradual visa liberalisation, accompanied by measures to
tackle illegal immigration.