Armenia, EU discuss advancing strategic partnership

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a call Tuesday with EU High Representative Kaja Kallas to discuss efforts aimed at the consistent implementation of the bilateral strategic partnership.

The two also discussed upcoming high-level visits and events, as well as initiatives to ensure continued tangible results.

Mirzoyan and Kallas exchanged views on developments in the Middle East and possible avenues for resolving the situation, it added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Kremlin in early April that Moscow is calm about Armenia’s development of relations with the EU.

He underlined, however, that Yerevan will not be able to belong to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the EU at the same time.

Later, Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan said Yerevan would withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the EAEU if Russia decides to raise prices for gas supplied to the country.

“But I don’t think it will come to that, as I know that a very good and effective conversation took place between the heads of state,” he added.​​​​​​​