Acting Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan answered journalists’ questions after the EEU Intergovernmental Council session in Kazan.
The journalists, particularly, asked why the Azerbaijani delegation did not participate in the EEU Intergovernmental Council session, whether Armenia did not give its consent.
“Yes, you can say so. Azerbaijan as a non-member of the Eurasian Economic Union did not participate in the organization’s recent intergovernmental council meeting because there was no consensus among the members – something required for the participation of any third country,” the Armenian Acting Deputy PM Mher Grigoryan told reporters.
Asked by reporters whether or not Armenia’s position is related to Azerbaijan’s refusal to return POWs, Grigoryan reminded that he had previously talked about it and said:
“The issue is very compound and I wouldn’t want to point out one condition or precondition out of context. There was no consensus over this issue, while such participation requires the participation of all member-countries,” Grigoryan said.
Earlier, journalists asked Mher Grigoryan about the rumors on Azerbaijan’s participation in the forthcoming EEU session, in response to which the Acting Deputy Prime Minister said that the Armenian side would present its position later.
