Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced plans to visit Russia three times in December, while expressing hope that Armenia will maintain friendly relations with Moscow.
Speaking during a question-and-answer session with experts at the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin, Pashinyan outlined the dates of his upcoming visits, Radar.am reports.
“I will visit Russia on December 3, 11 and 22 for negotiations, and I hope we will be able to preserve a friendly atmosphere in our relations with Russia,” he said.
Pashinyan also addressed whether Armenia would remain in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) amid its European integration ambitions.
“Armenia cannot be a member of both the EAEU and the EU simultaneously. Our main political objective has been, and remains, to create an alternative for Armenian citizens. For a long time, the prevailing perception was that Armenia had no alternative. Even one of the EAEU leaders publicly stated that Armenia had nowhere else to go except the EAEU. And that statement triggered certain political processes,” he said.
The prime minister stressed that Armenia does not intend to worsen or undermine its existing relations with Russia.
