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Leaders of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan issue joint statement on Armenia EU membership referendum

MINSK, 29 May (BelTA) - The leaders of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan have called for a referendum in Armenia on the country’s accession to the European Union or its continued membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This is stated in a joint statement by the leaders published on the Kremlin’s website, BelTA has learned.

“We share the position on the need to hold, as soon as possible, a nationwide referendum in the Republic of Armenia on joining the European Union or remaining in the Eurasian Economic Union,” reads the text of the joint statement by the leaders of the four countries.

It also notes that a report on the possible consequences of suspending the EAEU treaty with respect to Armenia will be presented at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in December 2026.

“We have decided that the members of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Russian Federation will report at the next meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in December 2026 on the possible consequences of suspending the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to the Republic of Armenia,” the statement reads.

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