May 27, 2026
Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk ruled out the adoption of restrictive measures against Armenia at the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) summit to be held in Astana.
The Eurasian Economic Forum, which will be attended by the leaders of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), will be held on May 28 in Astana.
“There is no question of changing the contract. A consensus is needed to amend the agreement, and as far as we know, Armenia is not going to leave the EAEU. There, they understand very well both the volume of privileges and the volume of trade with other EAEU member states, which was largely possible due to the preferential regimes that operate for Armenia,” said the Russian Deputy Prime Minister.
According to him, these are zero customs duties, harmonized standards, and harmonized technical regulations. Today our markets are open and there is a free movement of goods, said Overchuk.
“Therefore, naturally, Armenians understand very well the advantages that membership in the Eurasian Economic Union gives them, and they do not want to leave. There are political forces in that republic whose goal is to declare rapprochement with the European Union and membership in that union. Everyone understands that it is incompatible, this is a new situation, and it is necessary to assess it,” said the vice-president of the Russian government.
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