Pashinyan broke up: I will not let Lukashenko "use the EAEU against Armenia"

Armenia is not going to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), and all panic statements will be neutralized after June 7. This was announced by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

According to him, all the statements about Armenia's possible withdrawal from the EAEU are groundless, and "those who make such statements do not understand that they are digging the grave of the EAEU." Pashinyan noted that after the parliamentary elections on June 7, he will resume work in the EAEU.

"The upcoming meeting of the EAEU will be attended by the Acting Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister. After June 7, if I receive a mandate, I will return to work, and you will see that all panic statements will be neutralized. I will return to the EAEU format, look my colleagues straight in the eye, put all the arguments on the table..." said Pashinyan.

According to him, "we will not rely on one road, one ally, one pipeline."

"We have a railway from the West to Vostok, the Akhalkalaki—Kars railway was opened earlier, and before that the railway was opened through the territory of Azerbaijan," the Armenian Prime minister said.

In addition, according to him, Armenia expects to receive its own gas through transit through its territory, as well as develop its own energy sector.

"As long as Armenia is able to be a member of the EAEU and continue reforms according to European standards, we will follow this path. As soon as the time comes to make a choice, the people of Armenia will make that choice. My great merit is that the people have an alternative so that no one can say: "Who needs Armenia, where will it go,"" he said.

Pashinyan added that he was referring to Alexander Lukashenko's earlier statements that Armenia "is not needed by anyone" and "is not expected anywhere."

"Now the same person says that Armenia is going to the European Union, and has activated his agent here to bind Armenia, as it was before 2018. I'll be blunt. Armenia is not only not going to leave the EAEU, but I am the only official who is in two governing bodies of the Union at the same time. I am going to use these levers and I will use them so that Lukashenka will not be able to use the EAEU against Armenia," the Armenian Prime Minister said.

Recall that due to Pashinyan's policy, relations between Armenia and Belarus have deteriorated significantly. In addition, Yerevan announced a course towards European integration. In this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin has already warned Armenia that simultaneous participation in the customs union with the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union is "simply impossible by definition."