Uzbekistan eases extremism laws but retains broad online controls
Uzbekistan has eased parts of its extremism legislation following criticism from UN rights experts, while retaining broad state powers over materia...
Armenia is preparing to export goods to Azerbaijan in the near future as the two countries move to expand bilateral trade, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said.
Pashinyan said Armenia would soon begin exporting goods to Azerbaijan, adding that the two sides have an agenda to develop bilateral trade.
Pashinyan made the remarks after a government meeting when asked by Armenpress whether Armenia could start exporting products to Azerbaijan, as recent trade has largely flowed from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
“There is an agenda regarding bilateral trade in goods with Azerbaijan, and in the near future there will also be exports from Armenia to Azerbaijan,” he said, without specifying the products involved.
The statement follows Pashinyan’s comments in January that Armenia and Azerbaijan had exchanged lists of goods that could potentially be traded.
Azerbaijan has so far mainly exported petrol and diesel fuel to Armenia. AnewZ previously reported on several such fuel shipments, including a fresh diesel delivery and the earlier start of historic direct fuel exports between the two countries.
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