Overview
- Speaking in Hamburg, the prime minister said Armenia has not reached a decision point on leaving the Eurasian Economic Union.
- He reiterated that dual membership in the EU and the EAEU is impossible and that a definitive choice will be made only when necessary.
- A law adopted in April to start the EU path is framed as a catalyst for democratic, judicial and economic alignment, with a membership application only after meeting criteria.
- Russia’s Alexey Overychuk has said Moscow views the law as the beginning of an EAEU exit and will adjust its economic policy toward Armenia accordingly.
- At an EAEU council meeting in Moscow, Pashinyan affirmed readiness for mutually beneficial cooperation and said engagement with the EU is not directed against Russia.