Armenia's contribution to the overall budget of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is only 1 percent, said Mikhail Agasandyan, Director of the First Department of the CIS Countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in an interview with РИА "Новости":
“Armenia receives just over 1 percent of all revenues from the five countries, which fund the activities of the Union's bodies,” Agasandyan said:
Presenting the government's program in the National Assembly earlier this week, Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenia will soon begin the process of officially applying for EU membership. “My understanding is that we will hold a referendum on the question of officially applying to the EU after receiving the appropriate response and having a roadmap for the process,” Pashinyan emphasized:
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that it is impossible to be part of both the EU and the EAEU customs union simultaneously. Moscow insists that Armenia must hold a referendum to choose between the European and Eurasian unions:
