Armenia's status to be discussed at EAEU summit in late May
"We don't want Armenia to leave the EAEU; we want Armenia to continue to prosper", Overchuk says
"We don't want Armenia to leave the EAEU; we want Armenia to continue to prosper", Overchuk says
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has once again said that Armenia will eventually have to choose between the EU and its current alliance, the EAEU.
Armenia is ready for dialogue with its partners on this issue
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia will not leave the EAEU abruptly.
According to the Armenian Foreign Minister, Yerevan will make a decision between the EU and the EAEU at the appropriate time. Currently, the country is a member of the EAEU, yet it has aspirations towards Europe.
If Armenia were to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), its GDP would fall sharply by 15.1%, while inflation would increase by 14.3%, affecting many crucial areas of the economy, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexey Shevtsov said.
Armenia’s participation in the Eurasian Economic Union allows the South Caucasus republic to develop at a pace above the average in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who arrived in Moscow on a working visit, on April 1.
Moscow is warning Yerevan against steps that could undermine the economic benefits of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and is reminding it of its allied commitments within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated
Russia continues to be Armenia’s primary trade and economic partner, and Moscow is committed to expanding this cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized during talks with Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan.
The Armenian Foreign Minister spoke about Yerevan's relations with Moscow, assuring that there are no plans to break off relations. He also noted that Armenia benefits from economic ties within the EAEU framework.
Moscow is ready to discuss with Yerevan its possible participation in the 'Trump Route' project (TRIPP), director of the 4th CIS Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Kalugin said.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel directly from Germany's Hamburg to Moscow, Pashinyan said at a press briefing.
The Armenian government has sanctioned the ratification of an agreement titled "on economic partnership between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and its member states and the UAE," which was signed in June 2025 in Minsk, Belarus.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said Russia and Azerbaijan understand each other well in the economic sphere and work constructively in it at the level of governments and enterprises.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk visited Yerevan and met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss collaboration within the Eurasian Economic Union, among other topics.
Moscow supports Armenia’s plans to establish the 'Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity', Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not attend the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union countries to be held in Kyrgyzstan on August 15, the PM’s spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan said.
According to him, the adopted law on the beginning of accession to the EU will put the issue on the country's political agenda
Armenia does not plan to leave the EAEU. At the same time, the republic continues its partnership with the EU.