Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, together with the participants of the session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, was hosted today at the residence of RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan.

The President of RA wished a successful course to the work of the session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and expressed his belief that discussions in this format will contribute to developing Eurasian integration processes and strengthening economic security mechanisms.

Prime Minister Pashinyan thanked President Khachaturian for his warm words and provided details about the course of the session. In his speech, the RA Prime Minister specifically stated: "Dear Mr. President, we can already say that traditionally we hold the autumn session of the Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union in Yerevan. We had a small session yesterday, and I must say, I think colleagues will agree that it was a very productive session. We adopted several important decisions that will contribute to the further development of the EAEU.

In general, the autumn session is the concluding session of the Intergovernmental Council. Today, it can already be noted that the EAEU economic mechanisms justify themselves because, in these difficult times for the Republic of Armenia, the trade turnover between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Republic of Armenia has more than doubled. This is an awe-inspiring fact. It turns out that the formula comes to life when we say that difficult times and crises bring challenges and new opportunities. We must continue to work closely to take advantage of these opportunities. I am glad that we are moving forward in this direction.

Today, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Abdullah Nigmati Aripov, joined us. He will participate in the extended session. Uzbekistan is an observer country in the Eurasian Economic Union, which is very gratifying. I hope and am sure that we will also have a good, effective and fruitful session today."