Новости за 06.07.2018

The interlocutors spoke about Armenia’s cultural and public life, Armenia-Diaspora relations.

According to the US Customs and Border Service, the United States on July 6, introduced the first installment of 25% import duties for 818 items of Chinese goods for the total amount of $34 bln.

“They say ‘if you buy the S-400, we’ll impose sanctions.’ If you impose sanctions, you will see our answer. If you want such relations, then this is your choice,” the Foreign Minister said.

The lack of clarity about Pashinyan's participation in the NATO summit is most likely due to this circumstance: Yerevan does not have guarantees yet that the document adopted at the end of the summit will not contain anything that contradicts the interests of Armenia.

What Europe has so far offered Iran to make up for the economic damage inflicted on the country by the US withdrawal from the deal in May is insufficient, Rouhani told Merkel, calling the European proposal "disappointing" and lacking any specifics.

U.S. President Donald Trump fired the biggest shot yet in the global trade war by imposing tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports. China immediately said it would be forced to retaliate.