Yerevan/Mediamax/. The fourth phase of the talks on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) was held in Brussels.

Substantial progress in all the areas was registered, the Armenian Ministry of Economy reported.

In particular, a number of negotiation texts related to state procurement, sustainable development, customs, technical trade obstacles and transparency of regulation were brought in line with the European partners.

Considerable progress in the areas of mutual liquidation of customs duties and liberalization of the services market was registered as well.

The fifth phase of the talks will be held in Yerevan in April.