ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia at its meeting on December 4 ratified the agreement "on international treaties of the Eurasian Economic Union with third states, international organizations or international integration associations."
As RA Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian noted in his speech, integration gives Armenia a definite advantage. According to him, the document submitted for ratification, in fact, is the procedure for concluding international treaties by the states of the Eurasian Economic Union with third states, international organizations or international integration associations. The agreement was signed in Sochi on May 14, 2018. It determines the procedure for concluding, terminating and suspending the international treaties of the Eurasian Economic Union with third states, international organizations or international integration associations. The procedure for interaction between the Member States and the Eurasian Economic Commission when the Union concludes international treaties is determined by the Council of the Commission. A proposal to conclude an international treaty may be submitted by a Member State, a member of the Council of the Commission, or a third party. The Board of the Commission may, in the established manner, apply to members of the Council of the Commission with a request to initiate the issue of concluding an international treaty. A proposal to conclude an international agreement in writing shall be sent to the Commission. The Chairman of the Board of the Commission shall inform the governments of the Member States of the receipt of such a proposal by the time determined in the manner of interaction. Member States are studying the proposal to conclude an international treaty, hold consultations, if necessary, and inform the Commission in writing of their positions within the time period specified in the interaction procedure. A summary of the positions of the Member States shall be sent by the Commission to the Member States within the time period specified in the order of interaction.
If all Member States agree that it is advisable to further consider the proposal to conclude an international treaty, the Commission shall ensure that this issue is considered within the framework of the relevant advisory bodies to the Board of the Commission and conducts a preliminary analysis of the economic feasibility of concluding an international treaty taking into account the positions of member states. In the absence of the consent of one or several Member States with the desirability of further consideration of the proposal to conclude an international treaty received from a third party, the Commission shall inform the Union of the third party about the position of the Union by sending an appropriate response previously agreed with the Member States. Reservations to this Agreement are not permitted.