Upper house of the Russian parliament, Federal Council, ratified on Wednesday the treaty on Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Union.

The treaty will provide Armenia's participation in the Union from January 2, 2015 and will allow starting the process of reducing exceptions and limitations, including barriers, mutual access of businesses to the markets of Eurasian Union member states.

The treaty on EEU was signed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on May 29 in Astana, and will come into force on January 1, 2015.