The Commission of the Armenian Parliament approved the draft law on EU accession
On January 24, the Commission of the Armenian Parliament on European Integration approved a draft law on the beginning of the republic's accession to the European Union. The broadcast was conducted on the YouTube channel of the legislative body.
The opposition did not participate in the voting on the document. It is expected that it will now be considered at the parliamentary session from February 11 to February 14 as part of the main agenda.
A spokesman for Parliament Speaker Alain Simonyan, Movses Harutyunyan, told Izvestia that the deputies href="https://iz.ru/1827469/2025-01-24/v-parlamente-armenii-rasskazali-o-srokah-rassmotrenia-zakonoproekta-o-vstuplenii-v-es " target="_blank">we are ready to consider the bill.
Earlier, on January 9, the bill the government of the country has approved the beginning of the process of Armenia's accession to the European Union. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk noted that Moscow perceives this how to start the procedure for Armenia's withdrawal from the EAEU. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that to combine membership in two associations hypothetically impossible.
In turn, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic Alen Simonyan and Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan stated that Armenia has no plans to leave the EAEU, as membership in it gives the country economic benefits.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin held on January 17 telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Armenia By Nikol Pashinyan. The parties discussed the practical advantages of working together within the EAEU.
