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\n\tIf a referendum on Armenia becoming a member in the European Union (EU) or staying in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) were held in the near future, those in Russia would be very upset by how the population of Armenia would respond, Alen Simonyan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, stated during an interview on Russian television.<\/div>\n
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\n\t«Even those people who did not vote for our party are very offended by Russia’s position during the 2020 war and the events that followed, by the statements of various [Russian] journalists, public and state figures, by the statements of the Belarusian authorities,» Simonyan added.<\/div>\n
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\n\tAt the same time, he clarified that Armenia will make its choice.<\/div>\n
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\n\t«We will make our choice when that matter becomes real. There are currently no concrete steps towards joining the European Union. We do not want and are not preparing to leave the EAEU,» Simonyan said.<\/div>\n
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\n\tBesides, he assured that Armenia\u2019s appeal to Russia to transfer its management of Armenia\u2019s railways to a third party is not a political move.<\/div>\n
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\n\t\u201cWe ask the Russian side to show flexibility and for these railways to operate. Otherwise, the current logic fits into the expression \u2018A dog in a manger.\u2019 If it is not possible to find a way out of the situation, Armenia may go to court, since the operation of the [country\u2019s] railway is a matter of national security,\u201d concluded the head of the Security Council of Armenia.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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