Armenia seeks for trade relations with EU

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.