Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan in the U.S. meets with U.S. Vice President Vance

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with U. S. Vice President J.D. Vance within the framework of his working visit to the United States. This was reported on February 7 on the official website of the Prime Minister of Armenia.

It is specified that during the meeting the politicians discussed issues related to bilateral relations, as well as "regional agenda".

As the agency informed APA, the situation in the South Caucasus was discussed during the talks.

Earlier, on January 24, the Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that Armenia believed in groundless promises of the US and the European Union (EU) to replace Russia, but it is the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that ensures Yerevan's security, and membership in the EAEU is the guarantee of its economic prosperity.

On the same day, the Armenian parliament's Commission on European Integration approved a draft law on the start of the republic's accession to the European Union. It is now expected to be considered at the parliamentary session from February 11-14 as part of the main agenda.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the bill, pointed out that it is hypothetically impossible to combine membership in the EU and the EAEU, as the two associations have a large number of differences. He drew attention to the fact that interaction with the EAEU is beneficial for Yerevan.

After January 29, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said that Armenia's accession to the EU will mean the country's withdrawal from the EAEU, which, in turn, will have certain consequences. He also emphasized that the process of the country's accession to the EU will take a long time and called to wait for the results of the parliamentary hearings.