There is something to discuss in the EAEU format, and I will use that opportunity in the near future to start the discussion. - Pashinyan
25-06-2026 13:06 Armenia Economy
"We are working very closely and actively with the EAEU, and we will continue that work because we do not have the presumption that something irreversible has happened there, and we should not look in that direction now," said Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Government's meeting on June 25.
"I am confident that we will work very actively, and I believe that there will be solutions because if there are no solutions, it means something completely different, primarily for the EAEU, because I want to remind that the EAEU is based on several conceptual provisions regarding the free movement of labor, goods, services, and finances. If that does not exist, it means that the EAEU does not exist, and the EAEU must clearly answer the question of whether it exists or not. We say that it exists, and we, including as a participating state, believe that some misunderstanding has occurred, and the impression has been created that the EAEU does not exist. But if the EAEU says, 'I no longer exist,' well, if they do not exist, what can we do? We exist, and we are in the EAEU, and we are working within the EAEU. Now the EAEU must say whether it exists or not. If it says it does not exist, that is, de jure it will directly or indirectly say that it does not exist, then what should we do? If it exists, it exists; if it does not exist, it does not," he said.
In this context, Pashinyan also announced that there are issues to discuss in the EAEU format, and that he will use that opportunity in the near future, as what is happening in the case of Armenia is causing serious concern in several EAEU countries.
"We talk about diversification processes at government meetings, but I am convinced that this same process is happening in several EAEU countries without being announced because people cannot... What is happening will be assessed by them as a risk that stands before them."
"Therefore, there are indeed issues to discuss in the EAEU format, and I will use that opportunity in the near future to start that discussion. I also have questions for our partners regarding the statement they adopted in my absence, and we need to understand what that means in practice. That is, we need to understand whether any EAEU country can make such decisions regarding any other country and just wake up one day and make such decisions."
In my assessment, if the answer to this question is 'yes,' then the EAEU is declaring self-dissolution, and we need to draw conclusions from here. The answer must be very clear: does it exist or does it not? If it exists, we will position ourselves; if it does not exist, there will be no particular need to position ourselves," he said.
Author: Lusine Muradyan
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