ArmInfo. Armenia is not holding consultations with its Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) partners on its preparations for EU accession, Mikael Agasandyan, Director of the First Department of CIS Countries at the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced.
Agasandyan stated that Moscow sees significant risks in Armenia's legislatively enshrined preparations for EU accession.
"[The preparations] are being carried out by the Armenian authorities without any consultations with their EAEU allies," the Director of the First Department of CIS Countries at the Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti.
Agasandyan also commented on restrictions on the supply of certain Armenian products to Russia. According to him, such measures are necessary to ensure the import of safe products and compliance with sanitary and phytosanitary requirements in force within the EAEU.
"Such control by state supervisory bodies at checkpoints across the state borders of the Union member states is provided for by the Treaty on the EAEU," explained the Russian Foreign Ministry representative. At the same time, he emphasized that the reduction in Armenia's trade with Russia and other Eurasian Economic Union countries will not lead to critical disruptions, as Yerevan's share of Russia's foreign trade is small.
"This will not lead to any critical disruptions, as Armenia's share of Russia's foreign trade is not that high, and Yerevan's trade turnover with Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan is insignificant," the diplomat said. It is worth noting that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced from the parliamentary rostrum on August 24 that the country intends to apply for EU membership in the near future. At the same time, he expressed his conviction that the republic would have to hold a referendum regarding its membership in the EU or the EAEU only after submitting an application for membership in the European Union and receiving a response to this application.
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