YEREVAN. – Armenia has already agreed upon more than half from the 12 to 13 directions in the trade and investment section in the new agreement with the European Union (EU), Deputy Minister Economic Development and Investment, Garegin Melkonyan, on Wednesday told reporters.

In his words, on December 13 and 14, members of the Armenian delegation will meet again with their EU partners, in the Belgian capital city of Brussels.

Consumer loans without collateral up to AMD 2,000,000 Up to December 30 consumer loans without collateral up to AMD 2,000,000 will be granted only with annual interest rate of 19-20%

Melkonyan stated that, subsequently, only two or three matters will remain to be agreed upon. He added that these matters, just like the other ones, will be resolved by considering Armenia’s rights and obligations within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which comprises Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Negotiations on a new Armenia-EU framework agreement were launched in November 2015.