ArmInfo.Armenia's future should involve a close alliance with the Russian Federation through the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Thus, in a conversation with an ArmInfo correspondent, former Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov responded to the statement of Alen Simonyan, the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, who claimed that allegations of pressure on Armenia by the European Union or individual EU countries are part of Russian propaganda. "If Armenia were not a part of the EAEU today, it would face complete economic collapse and decline. And besides, Armenia is not being awaited in the European Union," the former vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament stated.