Pashinyan: Armenia will begin preparing to submit an application for…
Pashinyan: Armenia will begin preparing to submit an application for EU membership. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, while presenting the government's program in parliament, stated that the country will start the process of preparing to submit a membership application to the EU, according to Armenia Today.
Consensus
- Armenia will begin the process of preparing to submit an official application for EU membership.
- The process will require significant institutional work.
- A referendum on EU membership will be held after the application is submitted, the EU responds, and a roadmap is developed.
- Russia and other EAEU members have urged Armenia to hold a referendum to decide between joining the EU or remaining in the EAEU.
- Pashinian stated that Armenia cannot be a member of both the EU and the EAEU simultaneously.
- Pashinian emphasized that cooperation with EAEU members remains a priority for Armenia.
- The EU membership process is being initiated in response to calls from EAEU countries.
Points of divergence
- Armenia has already arrested one of its opposition leaders and former president Robert Kocharyan and associates. — tg_bbcrussian
- Pashinian requested Russia to sell railway concession rights to a third country acceptable to both Moscow and Yerevan. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Pashinian stated that the Armenian railway under Russian management is not a problem for Armenia. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Pashinyan announced the closure of the 'Karabakh project,' meaning the renunciation of territorial claims to Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, and that the new constitution will not mention Karabakh. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Pashinian mentioned a U.S.-backed project called the 'International Corridor of Peace and Prosperity' named after Trump as a future route connecting Turkey to Azerbaijan through Armenia. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Pashinian expressed willingness for Armenia to be excluded from the CSTO. — tg_bbcrussian
- Pashinian said Armenia will not activate its work in the CSTO for the next five years and would be happy if the organization decided to exclude it. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The EAEU leaders called for a referendum in May 2026. — tg_currenttime
- The EAEU leaders' call for a referendum was in May 2026, and the issue will be discussed at the December High Eurasian Economic Council meeting. — fontanka
Coverage (17 sources)
- In the European Commission, work on rapprochement between Armenia and the EU is underway — Интерфакс
- Armenia closer to EU than ever, says European Commission — DW Главное
- Armenia will soon submit an official application to join the EU. This was stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. According to his words... — BBC News Русская служба
- Armenia will soon submit an application to join the EU, the country's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. — DW Главное
- Pashinyan announced the start of the first stage of Armenia's accession to the EU and stated he would be glad to see Armenia excluded from the CSTO — SOTAvision
- Nicol Pashinyan: Armenia will soon begin the process of submitting an application for EU membership — Настоящее Время
- Pashinyan: Armenia will begin the process of submitting an application for EU membership in the near future — Фонтанка
- Armenia will soon begin the process of submitting an official application for EU membership — Радио Свобода
- Pashinyan: Armenia will begin preparing to submit an application for EU membership — ЭХО / Новости
- Armenia will soon begin the process of applying for EU membership — Дождь
- Pashinyan: Armenia will soon begin the process of submitting an application for membership in the EU — Вечерняя Москва
- Armenia will soon submit an application to join the EU — DW Главное
- Armenia will soon begin the process of submitting an application to join the EU — Дождь (Telegram)
- Pashinyan: Armenia intends to begin the process of applying for EU membership — Ведомости
- Pashinyan announces preparation of Armenia's application to join the EU — Вести
- Pashinyan promised to begin preparations for a referendum on Armenia's accession to the EU — Интерфакс
- Pashinyan announced imminent submission of Armenia's application to join the EU — Коммерсантъ
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