Armenia blocks its chance of signing trade agreement with EU

Armenia has blocked its chances of signing an agreement on establishing free trade zone with the European Union, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said in his interview to AFP, Armenian Mediamax reported.

Lithuania took over the Presidency of the Council of European Union on July 1, 2013.

EU respects the decision about joining the Customs Union, which was declared by the Armenian president in Moscow, but "two systems are incompatible," the Lithuanian minister noted.

"We respect any choice of the countries, but they cannot join two organizations at the same time due to differences in tariff issues," Linas Linkevicius added.


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