# Armenian economist: EU is not ready for Yerevan, prompting Pashinyan to delay plebiscite

https://mins.news/en/item/42370

- TASS, 2026-09-02 16:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2181423

> Economist Grant Mikaelyan says the EU is not currently ready to admit Armenia, prompting Yerevan to seek a delay in a referendum on EU accession. He says Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presents the vote as necessary to domestic audiences but suggests in remarks to Russia that it should not be held. Mikaelyan also doubts Armenia will apply for membership this year.

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