When asked by Hetq to comment on a recent remark made by the German Ambassador to Armenia Rainer Morel that Armenia could sign the political portion of the European Union Association Agreement even after joining the Customs Union, Armenian National Congress (HAK) MP Levon Zurabyan dismissed the possibility as far-fetched.

“In the past, the EU unmistakably stated that signing the political portion once having joined the Customs Union wasn’t possible. I haven’t seen any evidence that this position has changed,” the HAK vice-president told Hetq, adding that he had no idea what the ambassador was talking about.

Ambassador Morel had stated that the political and economic portions of the agreement were separate for the two countries and that he hoped that negotiations with Armenia would resume.