Official Yerevan has identified a political subtext in the EAEU report on the possible suspension of Armenia`s membership

ArmInfo. Official Yerevan has detected a political subtext in the Eurasian Economic Union's report regarding the possible suspension of Armenia's membership in the EAEU.

At a joint press conference with his Dutch counterpart, Tom Berendsen, on October 27 in Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, in response to a request for comment on the report, again pointed to its length.

"You emphasized the legal aspect of the document, where our EAEU colleagues refer to the Vienna Convention—although the documents of the Eurasian Economic Union do not stipulate that one member of the union can suspend or freeze the membership of another member of this integration bloc—nevertheless, there is something similar in the Vienna Convention." "Yes, there is, but with a very specific bias and argumentation," Mirzoyan said.

In this vein, he explained that for this to happen, the partner with whom other members of the union are dissatisfied must violate the obligations assumed within the framework of this organization. "As you can see, Armenia has not violated any of its obligations within the EAEU and does not intend to do so. Therefore, I do not agree with the justifications presented by our partners from a legal perspective. We all understand that there are political aspirations here," the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry stated.

On the political side, Mirzoyan reiterated that Armenia has conscientiously fulfilled its obligations. "We hope that the remaining members of the EAEU will conscientiously fulfill their obligations towards us, both within this integration union and bilaterally, and will not violate them, although we have seen signs of the opposite in recent months. Nevertheless, our position is as follows: no matter what happens, our statehood, sovereignty, and right to independent decision-making are at the core of our position and decisions. This cannot be a subject of negotiation. We will try to conduct a constructive dialogue with our partners, but with an emphasis on our statehood," Mirzoyan concluded.

On October 20, a report on the possible consequences of suspending the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to Armenia was published on the Russian government's website. The report was prepared by members of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The 72-page report details the benefits Armenia receives from membership in the EAEU and the risks the republic would face if its membership in this integration union were suspended.