Armenia is not yet ready for the status of an EU member state, Pashinyan said

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia is not yet objectively ready for the status of an EU member state.

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After voting in the parliamentary elections, Pashinyan answered a question about a possible referendum to determine Armenia’s continued participation in the EAEU or the start of the EU accession process.
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“The referendum will be held when the subject of the referendum is determined. And the subject of the referendum should be at least Armenia’s official request to join the European Union, or Armenia’s status as a member state of the European Union. None of these two conditions currently exist… We objectively know that we are not ready for this status, we must carry out reforms. We will calmly continue the path of reforms,” Pashinyan told reporters.