Hrayr Tovmasian: Our mutual relations with EU will continue

Discussing the decision about Armenia’s entry into the Customs Union, Armenian Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasian said at a meeting with journalists today that mutual relations with the European Union will continue.

“I have nothing to add to what was said by Vigen Sargsyan. Our relations with the EU will continue. I cannot say which path is more advantageous economically: I am not an expert in this field. It is a process, in which one should understand whether the directions are incompatible or not,” the minister said.

We would remind you that at the September 3 meeting in Moscow, Presidents of Armenia and Russia, Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin, discussed the state and prospects of bilateral allied partnership and issues of foreign-policy interaction. The heads of the two states confirmed the intention of Yerevan and Moscow to further develop economic integration processes in the Eurasian space.

In accordance with a joint statement, President Sargsyan stated about Armenia’s Decision to join the Customs Union and take the necessary practical steps for that purpose and later to take part in the formation of the Eurasian Economic Community. President Putin supported the decision of the Republic of Armenia and expressed the Russian side’s willingness to assist with that process in every possible way.