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Parliament ratifies services trade and investment agreement with UAE

First reported by Public TV news (H1 / Lurer): 12:41

Updated 15:51, 7 sources

Economy. Photo: Wadiia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Photo: Wadiia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

On October 28, the National Assembly ratified the agreement between Armenia and the UAE on trade in services and investment by 97 votes in favor, 0 against and 1 abstention. The agreement was signed on February 5, 2026, in Abu Dhabi. According to Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan, the UAE is expanding its commitments by 90 new service subsectors, bringing the total to 122. The law will be submitted to the president for signature.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) · 12:41 · Pro-government

Pro-government 2 / 6 First: Public TV news (H1 / Lurer), 12:41
Balanced 1 / 14 First: CivilNet, 1 h 46 min later
Opposition 3 / 20 First: Tert.am, 55 min later

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 13:22

Timeline as a list
  1. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  2. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  3. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  4. Tert.am (Opposition)
  5. News.am (Opposition)
  6. CivilNet (Balanced)
  7. 168 Zham (Opposition)

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