Armenian Parliament approves country`s EU accession 

ArmInfo. The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia adopted the draft law "On the Launch of the Process of Armenia's Accession to the European Union" in its  second reading and in full during the plenary session on March 26. 64  parliamentarians voted in favor of the document, 7 voted against, and  there were no abstentions.

Let us recall that the draft law was developed by the civil  initiative "Eurokve", which collected 60,000 signatures from citizens  exceeding the required 50 thousand. This granted the initiative the  right to develop a document, which was then submitted to the  country's parliament in accordance with legal procedures.  Opposition  factions criticize this initiative, claiming it was merely  declarative. The opposition faction "Armenia" did not participate in  the vote, and another opposition force "I Have Honor" voted against  the draft law.

Earlier today, the authorities  noted  that the adoption of the  document does not indicate Armenia's immediate application for EU  membership. Rather, it is a step towards strengthening relations with  the EU.