Commonwealth of Independent States General Secretary Sergey Lebedev has said Armenia will not join the European Union in the foreseeable future and will remain a member of both the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

“They will not go to the European Union, that will not happen in thenear future. No, they will not,” Lebedev said in an interview with the Russian media outlet Life.

He also gave an affirmative response when asked whether Armenia wouldremain a member of the EAEU and the CIS.

“And it will remain in the CIS. That is certain,” the CIS generalsecretary stressed.

Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia is not planning to leave the EAEU and will continue to use itsinvolvement in the bloc to protect the country’s economic interests.

Meanwhile, at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana, Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan reaffirmed Armenia’s readiness to continue participating in the Union’s work ingood faith, on the basis of mutual respect, equal partnership andconsideration of the national interests of member states.