We negotiate with the European Union on the widening and strengthening of our partner cooperation in all possible directions

Q&A of the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian at the joint press conference with the Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov.

Question: (Maria Glushkova, TASS Agency) Question to the Minister of Armenia. Mr. Minister, since 2015 Armenia is a member of the E(A)EU, as was already mentioned, but at the same time, the country continues consultations on integration development within the European Union. How does Armenia see her future between those two integration unions on the Eurasian area? Thanks.

Edward Nalbandian: Yesterday we thoroughly discussed this issue. Although the meeting with the editors of prominent Russian media outlets at TASS was in an off-the-record format. And I absolutely clearly said that as it was mentioned at the last session of Armenia-European Union Cooperation Council in January, in Brussels – Armenia and the EU are intent on continuing close cooperation in all possible areas and directions, given Armenia’s commitments in other integration processes.

In my opinion, this is quite a concrete wording – everything is clearly stated. This was voiced at Vilnius summit, where Armenia and the European Union adopted joint Statement, practically by the same wording. Yes, we are members of the Eurasian Union, and at the same time, given our obligations, including those in E(A)EU, we negotiate with the European Union on the widening and strengthening of our partner cooperation in all possible directions.