Baku. Ankhanum Hidayatova – APA. “Being a full member of the Customs Union, Armenia can’t have an association agreement with the European Union,” said a German member of the European Parliament and chairman of its Foreign Affairs Committee Elmar Brok, APA reports quoting Radio Liberty.
“I am very sorry for that. I discussed it with the Armenian president, too. We know that Armenia is under incredible pressure from Russia because of the difficult situation towards Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. There is all this pressure. A small country like Armenia was blackmailed to make such a decision. I feel very sorry because it is legally not possible to be a full member both of the Customs Union and have an association agreement and free trade area agreement with the European Union,” said Elmar Brok.
Brok said that there would be a relationship as we have with every country but not a relationship with a European perspective. He disagreed with the views that the EU let Armenia down and that this is the reason why Armenia opted for the Customs Union instead: “I think that is a propaganda argument for population. We were ready to negotiate an agreement with them and go forward with that in Vilnius and that was very clear. The reason behind this development is the blackmailing pressure by Russia.”
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