Armenia`s Ministry of Territorial Administration receives notice from  Moscow on potential termination of gas, petroleum products, and  diamond agreements

ArmInfo.  As of 3:00 PM, the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a letter addressed to the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration. It has been forwarded to the ministry for review, and the Armenian side will respond as necessary, as reported to ArmInfo by RA MFA spokesperson Ani Badalyan.

Recall, earlier today, Russian MFA spokesperson Maria Zakharova  stated that the Russian side had officially notified the Armenian MFA  that Moscow could terminate  agreements on the supply of gas,  petroleum products, and rough diamonds if Armenia proceeds with its  path toward EU membership. 

Zakharova also rejected statements made by Armenian Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan, who  had claimed that his ministry had not yet received any written  communication from Russia's Ministry of Energy regarding the possible  suspension of the agreements.

According to Zakharova, on May 27 the Russian Embassy in Armenia  officially handed over a letter from Russian Energy Minister Sergey  Tsivilev to Armenia's Ministry of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure. The document reportedly states that if Armenia  continues its EU accession process, Russia may suspend or  unilaterally withdraw from the December 2, 2013 agreement on  cooperation in the supply of natural gas, petroleum products, and  rough diamonds to Armenia, RBC reported.