Pankin called for a referendum in Armenia before applying to join the European Union.
The decision to continue the country's integration path should be made by the citizens themselves, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin in an interview with TASs.
According to him, the suspension of Armenia's membership in the EAEU could lead to a decrease in GDP by 15.6%, an increase in inflation by 14.9 percentage points and an increase in gas prices by 69%. Moscow, according to the diplomat, has not yet received constructive signals from Iran to address the concerns of other members of the Union.