# Pashinyan says Armenia understands simultaneous EAEU, EU membership is impossible

https://mins.news/en/item/16061

- TASS, 2026-08-07 10:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2170141

> Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia understands that simultaneous membership in the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union is impossible. He said the strategic purpose of adopting the law that begins the republic’s EU accession process is to create an alternative for the country. The statement frames the legislation as an alternative-making step rather than a claim of immediate membership.

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