Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that Armenia is not planning to leave the Eurasian Economic Union and that the issue of excluding the country from the bloc cannot be discussed unilaterally.

Axar.az informs that he was commenting on remarks by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who said that membership in the EAEU and the EU are incompatible and that this issue may be discussed at the upcoming Eurasian Economic Council meeting.

“We fully understand, and it is not from Russia that we need to be told, that membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and membership in the EU are incompatible. It is impossible for us to remain in the EAEU and become an EU member at the same time. We will continue moving closer to the EU, and when the time comes for us to make a decision about belonging to one or another group, we will make that decision. There is nothing new here, and once again, this is not something we need to be told from outside,” the minister added, stressing that Armenia is inclined to continue positive, healthy cooperation in all directions based on mutual respect and interests.