ArmInfo.Russian relocators have greatly helped out and are helping out the Armenian economy, and they are very welcome in the RA. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinyan stated this on September 7 at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, commenting on the "influx of labor migrants" to Armenia.
As Pashinyan noted, many Russians relocated to Armenia, since at this stage there were difficulties with bank transfers, and they need to receive salaries from foreign companies. He hopes that Russia itself will regard the relocation of Russians as movement within the EAEU.
The head of the RA government noted that in January-February, high economic growth was already observed in Armenia, in March there was concern, and "flows from Russia to Armenia helped a lot and they are continue to help and which is a very encouraging fact."
"We are in constant contact with our Russian partners, there are areas that can be developed together, there is good dynamics, and there is also the interest of Russian regions in joint work with Armenian partners," he said.
Pashinyan stressed that even if Armenia theoretically falls under sanctions, it will be unprofitable for Russia. "Therefore, we propose to cooperate, to use opportunities competently, to notice threats that concern not only Armenia, but also the EAEU, in order to manage and neutralize them," he said. According to Pashinyan, more than once during the discussions he drew the attention of his Russian partners to the fact that the likelihood of relocators returning to the Russian Federation from Armenia is many times greater than from France or the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in turn, sees nothing wrong with the fact that Russian companies have decided to deploy in Armenia. "We welcome everything that benefits Russian business. If the conditions are such that now it is expedient and profitable for people, and these are mainly IT specialists, to work there, then for God's sake. Let them work>, the Russian president said. Putin added that Armenia is not an alien country to Russia. <Everything is nearby. You can work in Yerevan and live in Moscow>, he said.
At the same time, according to him, many people have already returned, realizing that nothing terrible is happening, despite the sanctions - everything works, functions and everything is stable. At the same time, as the Russian leader pointed out, everything related to the EAEU countries is easier for Moscow to regulate, and it is easier for people to work, <these are obvious things>.
According to Rosstat, in H1 2022, 419,000 people left Russia abroad, 49,000 of them left for Armenia.
