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Alina Hovhannisyan

Minister of Economy: Exiting EAEU is not on government`s agenda

Minister of Economy: Exiting EAEU is not on government`s agenda

ArmInfo. The issue of  leaving the EAEU  is not on the agenda of the Armenian government, as  stated by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan during a press conference on January 13.  He noted that Armenia's membership in the EU is a parallel agenda. Papoyan said.

At the same time, he noted that the Ministry is taking all necessary  steps to boost economic productivity.  This includes implementing  various programs such as modernizing production facilities, upgrading  technology, attracting highly skilled specialists, improving  production standards, establishing certification laboratories and  more.  

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