EU adopts trade relief package for Armenia

The European Union has approved temporary trade liberalization measures for Armenian products to support Armenia’s economy following trade restrictions imposed by Russia earlier this year.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kyrgyzstan. The meeting addressed Russia’s military presence in Armenia, Moscow’s restrictions on Armenian imports, and Armenia’s European Union membership aspirations that Russia finds problematic.

Armenian authorities are seeking to confiscate roughly $75 million and hundreds of real estate properties from former finance minister and tax chief Gagik Khachatryan.