ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan was an ardent opponent of Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, while his participation in the Summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Sochi, as well as the statements made indicate that Pashinyan changed his approaches after coming to power. Edward Sharmazanov, vice speaker of the parliament, press secretary of the Republican Party, stated in a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent.
According to him, Pashinyan's statements about the non-alternative nature of the allied relations with Russia and the need for the republic's membership in the EAEU show that he supports the foreign policy course of the government of Serzh Sargsyan and considers him to be the only true under the current conditions. "Then it turns out that when he was an oppositionist, Pashinyan criticized Armenia's decision to join the EAEU in vain, and today he must admit that he was wrong? In addition, it would be interesting to know the position of Pashinyan's associates in the" Elk "bloc - Republic parties and "Enlightened Armenia," which are ardent pro-Western forces, as they look at the sharp change in the foreign policy views of their partner, "the deputy speaker said, wondering on what other topical issues will the positions of oppositionist Nikol Pashinyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan still differ?
To note, once Nikol Pashinyan and his teammates in the "Yelk" bloc sharply criticized Armenia's membership in the EAEU and even initiated parliamentary hearings on the republic's exit from the structure. However, later, claiming the post of prime minister of Armenia, he stressed that the republic will not change its foreign policy course and will continue all the commitments made in all structures. In response to a question about the changes in his foreign policy views, Pashinyan explained that, as an oppositionist, he could not raise issues before them and reach their solutions, and now, as head of state, he had such an opportunity.
Summarizing his participation in the summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Sochi, Pashinyan assured the journalists that he raised all the issues that concerned him with the heads of the member states and received answers. In general, he assessed all Sochi meetings positively.