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Armenia adopts law to launch EU accession process

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April 4 (Reuters) - Armenia's president on Friday signed into law a bill that sets a legal foundation for the South Caucasus country to move towards joining the European Union as it moves to diversify its international ties beyond traditional partner Russia.

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Though Armenia has developed warm relations with the EU, joining will not be easy.

The landlocked, mountainous country of 2.7 million people shares no border with the EU, and its bitter rival Azerbaijan is a major gas supplier to EU countries.

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They are literally surrounded by countries that are strongly against new EU/NATO country in the region, have much stronger armies, are not shy to use those and can't be pushed politically or economically.
Before this whole euro integration process started they had good relations with half of these countries who also are still their main economic partners. The other half thinks Armenia shouldn't exist and are actively working in that direction.
So I don't think there's that level of delusion possible for Pashinyan to honestly think that is good and realistic move, he's probably being paid for this.
- Who would pay him? I always thought they were in a similar position as Georgia, would you say that is a bad assumption? An