Within the framework of the European integration path, Armenia does not receive reciprocity, and Yerevan’s aspirations are fraught with endless waiting, hoping to become part of the European Union. This was stated TASS by Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.
“Pashinyan, as I have repeatedly said, is ‘standing on the Ukrainian rake.’ Yerevan has in fact chosen the path of European integration without any legal guarantee of reciprocity.
Yerevan was warned that it would not be possible to sit on two chairs at the same time. Either membership in the EAEU with market and trade advantages, or a thorny path to unification with the EU with an endless long wait in the lobby. But that is their choice.”
The parliamentarian also drew attention to the fact that the current Armenian authorities, in their pursuit of European integration, have “exposed long-standing cooperation with Russia to serious risks” and thereby weakened their own economy, which is mainly oriented towards the Russian market.
