Yerevan is moving not toward EU, but toward Ankara and severing  relations with key centers of power - MP

ArmInfo. The  "determination" of the Armenian authorities to convince their fellow  citizens to join the European Union and lead them on the path to a  "bright future" does not meet with any reaction from competent EU  officials. This was written in an article on social networks by  Tigran Abrahamyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic  of Armenia from the opposition faction With Honor.

He noted that within the framework of the Munich Security Conference  he followed the panel discussion on EU enlargement, which was  attended by the prime ministers of Albania, North Macedonia and the  EU Commissioner for Enlargement. "Sensible and sober people, of  course, will not be surprised, but nevertheless, I must say that  during that 1-1.5 hour discussion, nothing was said about Armenia and  the beginning of the so-called EU membership process. Not to mention  the fact that RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, as a pioneer of EU  membership, was not among the speakers. Instead, a heated discussion  broke out about the possible EU membership of the Western Balkan  countries - Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Moldova and  Ukraine. In the context of the recent escalation of relations between  the EU and Georgia, even Georgia was mentioned, but there was not a  word or hint about Armenia. It was not even officially welcomed.  Isn't it strange that in the context of discussing the future of the  EU, expansion prospects or even ideas, there is not a single mention  of a country whose ruling party in parliament is adopting a draft law  on the republic's accession to the EU, based on empty promises and  bluff?" the politician asks.

All this, according to him, once again proves that Armenia continues  to follow the path of adventurism in its foreign policy. "Yerevan is  not moving towards the EU, but towards Ankara and breaking off  relations with all the main centers of power," the deputy of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia believes.

On February 11, the Armenian parliament adopted in the first reading  a bill on the beginning of the process of the country's accession to  the European Union. 63 deputies of the National Assembly voted for  the adoption of the document, 7 voted against, and 0 abstained. The  bill was passed by the votes of the ruling Civil Contract faction.  Opposition deputies did not take part in the voting.