Armenia's Pashinyan rejects Putin's call for immediate EU referendum

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to hold a public referendum on Armenia's potential accession to the European Union. According to reports following a phone call between the two leaders, Putin insisted that Yerevan clarify its strategic position on whether to pursue integration with Brussels or remain within the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union.

In response, Pashinyan stated that holding a referendum on EU membership is currently premature. In recent months, Armenia has increasingly sought closer ties with Western powers despite its long-standing security and economic alliance with Moscow.

Sources: Index, N1