Armenia is taking significant steps toward European Union (EU) integration and distancing itself from Russia's influence. The Armenian Foreign Minister discussed the active consideration of EU accession, marking a pivotal shift in the country's foreign policy. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has initiated a broad public dialogue on EU membership, highlighting the importance of this move for Armenia. Additionally, Pashinyan formally requested the Russian government to withdraw its border guards from Zvartnots airport by 1 August, a significant move considering their presence since 1992. This request underscores Armenia's intent to exit Russia's sphere of privileged interests. The European Parliament has encouraged Armenia to apply for EU membership, and a new cooperation document with the EU is set to be signed. In parallel, Armenia and Azerbaijan are reportedly close to a consensus on mutual recognition based on the 1991 borders, further indicating Armenia's shift towards European integration and away from Russian influence.
Armenia to sign new cooperation document with European Union https://t.co/fnMDzVFAxJ https://t.co/JNhWRWEGKk
The Azerbaijani publication Caliber reports that the Armenian Foreign Minister announced that a “consensus” with Azerbaijan on mutual recognition based on the 1991 border was “close”, even “more than a month ago”
#Armenia and #Azerbaijan close to consensus on recognizing 1991 borders as a basis for delimitation and mutual recognition of territorial integrity - said Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. https://t.co/uVZopGPnSa
#Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called for broad public dialogue on the prospect of applying for #EU membership, as the ex-Soviet country’s ties with #Russia fray. https://t.co/E3I6f9nIf1
NEW: PM calls on Armenians to discuss EU membership https://t.co/ZC3A6FwxfA
The European Parliament suggested that Armenia consider applying for EU membership;
Armenia's foreign minister says that EU accession is actively discussed in Armenia. This is a red line for Russia so it will be interesting to see if anything beyond discussions takes place there. https://t.co/mPPHC9UHT1
1/2 Armenia is reluctantly taking steps to exit Russia's sphere of privileged interests. PM Pashinyan announced that Armenian side formally requested from the Russian government that Russian border guards to leave Zvartnots airport on 1 August. Since 1992, https://t.co/FYdEMSxdTN