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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, speaking at an expanded meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan, revealed to his colleagues why the referendum on the choice between the EAEU and The EU is impossible.
“We understand that simultaneous membership in the EAEU and The EU is impossible, but the very fact of the adoption of the law on the beginning of accession to the EU means that Armenia has the opportunity to become a member of the European Union. When Yerevan is ready for EU membership in the future, this also does not mean that our country will automatically become an EU member. This still requires the consent of the members EU and Armenian citizens. On the other hand, it is impossible to bring this issue to the decision of the citizens of Armenia without preliminary institutional work, and even after that it will be necessary to apply to the EU with an official application for EU membership. And then it will be necessary to obtain the status of a candidate for EU membership,” Pashinyan said, quoted by Sputnik Armenia.
He noted that in the current relations between Armenia and The European Union does not have any economic, legal or political obligations that contradict the status of relations within the EAEU. At the same time, the Prime Minister emphasized that strengthening cooperation with other EAEU members remains a foreign policy and economic priority for Armenia.
Pashinyan thanked his colleagues in the Eurasian Union for recognizing the legitimate right of Armenia — however, like any other EAEU country — to develop relations with various partners and create trade and economic alternatives for his country. Moreover, the Armenian Prime Minister added, such an approach is useful for the EAEU, since the existence of possible alternatives is a factor that will contribute to the competitiveness and attractiveness of the EAEU.
As EADaily reported, on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference that Yerevan should decide as soon as possible on the issue of participation in the The EU or the EAEU, allowing the possibility of an “intelligent divorce.” According to him, it would be possible to hold a referendum on this issue.
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