Armenia's stance on Azerbaijan's accession to EAEU 'unchanged'November 20, 2017 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's position on Azerbaijan's possible accession to the European Economic Union is unchanged, foreign ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday, November 20, that Moscow will be very pleased to see Azerbaijan in the EAEU. "Deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan recently expressed Armenia's stance on the issue," Balayan said. Kocharyan had in October said that Baku has not submitted a request for joining the Eurasian Economic Union, and when it does, Armenia's position will remain clear and simple. "There is even a contractual provision for becoming an observer according to which the state that steps up measures to the detriment of any member state and the whole structure cannot become an observer," Kocharyan said. Also, he stressed that blockade against a state harms that particular country from an economic point of view. "From that perspective, no observer status is possible, let alone membership," he said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |