Moscow recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to join the EU, but considers membership in both organizations at the same time impossible.
The Kremlin says that Armenia’s possible entry into the European Union is its sovereign right, but it is impossible to be a member of two different international organizations. This was reported by RosSMI on Thursday, January 9.
“What this membership in the EU means, it is still difficult to say, because, hypothetically, it is impossible to be a member of two different organizations,” Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters, answering a question about on Moscow’s position regarding the prospects for Armenia’s accession to the European Union.
The representative of the Kremlin said: “Of course, this is the sovereign right of Armenia. We know that membership in the EAEU is beneficial.”
Peskov clarified that the European Union initiated the process of Armenia’s entry into this organization, adding: “We still need to understand what the position of the European Union is on this issue. which has been focusing on EU membership for decades, but not meeting many rewards from the Brussels side.”
According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, “we must proceed from real working mechanisms, integration formats that have already proven themselves and continue to work for the benefit of the people and the countries participating in them .”
Regarding the advantages and benefits that Yerevan receives from membership in the EAEU, the representative of the Kremlin emphasized: “Calling a spade a spade, it gives enormous dividends for Armenia as a state and people of this country.”
“It is actually measured in percentages, the growing speed of economic development in relation to membership in the EAEU, etc.,” said Peskov.
Let’s recall that the Armenian government approved a bill to start the process of the country’s entry into the European Union.
In 2024, the European Union agreed to start a dialogue on visa-free travel with Armenia. In addition, for the first time in history, the EU agreed to allocate military aid to Yerevan from the European Peace Fund.
Source: korrespondent
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