Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan opts out of EAEU summit in Astana

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that he will not take part in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Pashinyan said he had called the Kazakh president to inform him that he would be unable to attend the meeting, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.

He also added that Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan will participate in the event.

The EAEU summit is scheduled to take place on May 28–29 in the Kazakh capital.

By Jeyhun Aghazada