The Republic of Armenia is ready for mutually beneficial cooperation within the EAEU framework. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during his address at Sunday’s meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in an expanded format taking place in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

“In recent years, the importance of service sector in our economies has been steadily growing. This sector forms a significant part of GDP and employment.

The functioning of the Single Market for Services improves the quality and competitiveness of suppliers, simplifies procedures and creates a more favorable environment for business.

We believe that the development of this direction should be more dynamic, since it directly affects the economic growth of the EAEU member states.

An equally significant direction is digitalization. Sustainable development today is impossible without the introduction of digital technologies, which form a solid foundation, including for e-commerce.

This year, a consensus has been achieved on key issues of regulating e-commerce.

Agreed decisions create the basis for a unified, but at the same time flexible approach, and a number of mechanisms are already being introduced, creating predictable conditions for market participants.

In this context, one of the key practical directions of integration this year was increasing the transparency and traceability of the movement of goods.

The development of stamping systems, together with the necessary digital integration of the fiscal and budgetary systems of the member states, contributes to increasing the efficiency of tax administration and reducing shadow turnover.

These measures are aimed at ensuring fair competition and protecting the EAEU internal market, while reducing the administrative burden on business.

The tourism sector has a significant multiplier effect and contribution to the economies of the EAEU countries, and the Tourism Development Concept adopted today will provide a new impetus to increasing mutual tourist flows.

Dear colleagues,

In conclusion, let me once again reaffirm the commitment of the Republic of Armenia to mutually beneficial cooperation within the EAEU framework, for the benefit of economic stability and sustainable development of our region.

Taking this opportunity, I congratulate you all on the upcoming New Year and wish you success in 2026, and peace, well-being and prosperity to our peoples,” the Armenian prime minister said, in particular.