Nikol Pashinyan spoke about Armenia’s European aspirations

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he does not consider it advisable to hold a referendum to join the European Union. Because the people of Armenia “have European aspirations.”

“If I thought that the Armenian people did not support the idea of ​​joining the EU, I would not have made a statement that Armenia is ready to be close to the EU as much as the European Union is ready for this. Now the problem is to hold a referendum to find out the opinion of the people? Sorry, as an official who is authorized to represent the people of Armenia, I know the opinion of the people,” he said at the Armenian Democracy Forum in Yerevan.

The fact that Armenia wants to become part of the European Union was stated, in turn, by the chairman of the country's parliament, Alen Simonyan, during his visit to Latvia last week.

On June 21, parliament held hearings on the topic “Proposal for holding a referendum on the issue of filing an application for membership of the Republic of Armenia in the EU.” At them, deputies spoke on this issue.

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