Armenia will join the Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU) on January 1, 2015, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters, informed ITAR-TASS news agency of Russia.

In his words, the respective treaty will be signed at Friday’s meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

“The leaders will discuss cooperation with the Union and foreign partners. Several countries informally show a practical interest in cooperation with the Union,” Ushakov added.

The presidents of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan will participate in the aforementioned meeting, which will be convened in the Belarusian capital city of Minsk.