EAEU leaders urge Armenia to hold a referendum on choosing between the EU and EAEU

The presidents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have called on Armenia to hold a nationwide referendum "as soon as possible" on whether it seeks membership of the European Union or wishes to remain in the Eurasian Economic Union.

The statement was published by the Kremlin after a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. It was signed by Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Sadyr Japarov.

The Armenian side did not sign the statement. Yerevan has repeatedly said it sees no contradiction between its current EAEU membership and its European aspirations.

The statement came less than two weeks before Armenia's parliamentary elections.