The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) members will decide by consensus on whether another country may join this organization.

Tatiana Valovaya, Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)—which is the executive body of the  EAEU—Board member and Minister in charge of the Development of Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC, said the aforementioned in Moscow, speaking to Armenian reporters.

Valovaya noted this when asked how she assesses the Russian officials’ statements on the importance of Azerbaijan joining the EAEU.

In her words, even though the representatives of EAEU members Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus can declare that another country can become an EAEU member, no one would prohibit—another EAEU member—Armenia from stating that it would be good if Iran were to join this organization.

“The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan [with respect to Nagorno-Karabakh] will be resolved sooner or later, and new opportunities could open,” Tatiana Valovaya added. “Any EAEU member country can express a position on the country with which it is developing normal trade and economic relations. But this doesn’t mean that one [EAEU member country] will pressure another on a matter.” 

At the same time, Valovaya stressed that the EAEU is not holding talks on the enlargement of this organization.

The Eurasian Economic Union comprises Armenia Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.