EU Commission’s delegation discusses issues relating to implementation of GSP+ trade regime in Armenia

YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Garegin Melkonyan on June 20 hosted the European Commission’s delegation members on the EU’s GSP+ (Generalized Scheme of Preferences), press service of the Ministry told Armenpress.

The meeting was also attended by head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski.

The delegation arrived in Armenia within the frames of process of monitoring stage of GSP+ trade regime and plans to hold meetings with the representatives of respective ministries and agencies, business community, civil society and other concerned agencies.

During the meeting issues related to the use of GSP+ regime in Armenia, the implementation of 27 international conventions relating to human rights, working rights, nature protection and effective governance as preconditions to use from GSP+ regime were discussed.

Within the frames of the visit, information event-discussion on GSP+ will be held with the business community representatives in the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments on June 22.