Armenia’s trade turnover with the member states of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) increased by 82.7% in the first nine months of 2022 from a year earlier, MP Vagharshak Hakobyan, the deputy chair of the Armenian National Assembly Standing Committee on Regional and Eurasian Integration, told a meeting on Monday.
Meanwhile, Armenia’s trade with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and the European Union member states grew by 75.4% and 38.4 %, respectively.
The debate focused on the challenges facing Armenia’s food security amid free movement of goods within the EAEU.
Hakobyan, who represents the ruling Civil Contract party, highlighted that Russia remains Armenia’s largest trade partner, addi...