ArmInfo. Armenia plans to continue its work within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this in a conversation with journalists on October 16 in Yerevan on the sidelines of the COP17 summit.
He rejected the idea of Armenia being expelled from the EAEU, noting that the organization's charter does not provide for the exclusion of a full member.
According to him, there is no such mechanism. Mirzoyan expressed his conviction that the question of Armenia's membership in the EAEU will be decided by the Armenian people in the future, and certainly not on November 30. "I don't think we need to make any specific decisions now," he said.
Speaking about Armenian-Russian relations, Mirzoyan described them as friendly, and the issues on the two countries' agendas as solvable.
On May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking to journalists, suggested that Armenia decide on its membership in the EU and the EAEU as soon as possible, expressing its readiness to "begin a civilized divorce" if necessary. Yerevan responded by stating that it would leave the EAEU whenever it deemed it necessary. And on May 29, the heads of four of the five EAEU member states adopted a resolution recommending that Armenia hold a referendum on its continued membership in the EAEU. On the same day, the Russian president stated that Armenia could not sit on two chairs and needed to make a choice as soon as possible.
It should be noted that on January 9, 2025, the Armenian government approved a draft law on the beginning of the process of joining the European Union, proposed by the "Eurakve" civic initiative. The draft was sent to the Armenian parliament for approval. On March 26, the parliament adopted it in its final reading and sent it to the president for signature. The document was signed on April 4 of that year. Moscow stated that Russia had conveyed to Armenia that simultaneous membership in the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union was impossible.
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