Yerevan Calls ‘Absurd’ Turkey’s Desire to Join Eurasian Economic Union

August 21, 2017

Turkey-Armenia border

YEREVAN””Turkey’s Economy Minister’s announcement late last week that Turkey would like to join the Eurasian Economic Union has raised eyebrows with official Yerevan, which said an unequivocal ”˜no’ at the idea.

On Friday, Turkey’s Economy Minister Nyhat Zeybekci announced his country’s intention to sign a customs agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union on the creation of a free trade zone. He said that it was Ankara’s hope to complete relevant discussion by year’s end, reported RIA Novosti.

“A free trade agreement between Russia and Turkey will lead to a new level of partnership,”

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