It is unlikely that Armenia will be able to find alternative markets in Europe to Russia and the other Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries for the consumption of its products, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said.

“As for finding alternative markets for the consumption of Armenian products, which today are exported to Russia by tens of percent, sometimes even almost entirely, I have difficulty imagining how this is possible,” the Russian deputy foreign minister noted in a special interview with RTVI.

According to Galuzin, the autonomous trade measures that Brussels is developing for Armenian products “are absolutely politicized in nature. They once again demonstrate the anti-Russian nature of the European Union and its policy, when they try to draw Armenia to themselves by making promises that are difficult to implement.”

On June 19, it became known that the European Commission of the has transferred 34 million euros to Armenia to assist the country’s private sector affected by trade restrictions imposed by Russia. The EU website states that this package includes measures to facilitate trade and strengthen the country's economic resilience. In addition, the EU plans to expand access to European markets for Armenian producers.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos are expected to visit Armenia on July 5.