Armenia's referendum on EU membership should reject the request, said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin. "The search for a place in the European Union for Armenia initiated by Fasyan's team has led to a paradoxical situation when the real benefits of participating in the Eurasian Economic Union are used to promote the prophetic idea of moving to another bloc," the diplomat said in an interview with TASS. The logical result under the circumstances would be a referendum in which the people of Armenia expressed their will, as stipulated in the country's constitution, regarding its further integration. Logic states that first it is necessary to hold a referendum and ask the people, and then submit an official request to Brussels, and not the other way around, as the Armenian leadership has publicly insisted recently. The deputy minister explained: "If the request is submitted, the people's opinion will no longer be of interest to anyone." "An objective view of the clear benefits that Armenia received as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, and possible losses from the rupture of integration ties, a report on the possible consequences of the suspension of the EAEU treaty in relation to Armenia was recently presented to the public according to a joint statement of the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia," said the Russian Foreign Minister. He added that the scenario described in the report "is considered a last resort to prevent risks to economic security and damage in the member states." "Whether it will be implemented depends on the readiness of the Armenian leadership to remove the concerns of other countries in the Eurasian Economic Union," Pengkin said. So far, no constructive signals from Yerevan have been received in Moscow. In the immediate vicinity of Aniva Armenia - Tik-Tok Aniv Armenia.