Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said that leaving the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which is economically dependent on Russia, would be risky for the republic TASS.
According to him, Armenia is highly dependent on Russia in various fields such as exports, imports and energy. He noted that in order to strengthen sovereignty, dependence on a single point should be diversified no matter what.
“It is undesirable to be dependent on any place. I think it will be risky [выходить из ЕАЭС]He answered a journalist’s question about the consequences of refusing membership in the organization.
On March 6, Armenia sent an official letter to Russia asking it to stop the work of Russian border guards at Zvartnots airport, located 12 km west of Yerevan. As the country’s Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan stated, only Armenian border troops should be on duty at the airport. The State Duma of the Russian Federation is confident that after the withdrawal of Russian border guards from the airport, further decisions regarding the presence of Russian forces in Armenia may follow. More details Material from socialbites.ca.
Previously Russia will tighten Car imports through the EAEU region.