Pakistan to recognize Armenia as UN member state, Armenia to give  green light to Pakistan`s accession to EAEU

ArmInfo.  Pakistan intends to recognize Armenia as a UN member state, for which it will receive the green light to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This was  reported by TASS sources.

"Pakistan really plans to do this, and as a reciprocal step - to  obtain consensus on the issue of joining the EAEU," one of the  agency's interlocutors in the UN said.

Another diplomatic source noted that the relevant procedures could  take from several weeks to several months. "In any case, this is a  foreseeable prospect," the interlocutor added. He also emphasized  that the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan left no  obstacles in this matter.

The day before, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the  Russian side welcomes the resumption of contacts between Armenia and  Pakistan, calling it "a step forward."

On August 31, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his  Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar met on the sidelines of the Shanghai  Cooperation Organization summit in China. Following the talks, the  two foreign ministers signed a communique on the establishment of  diplomatic relations.

Since Armenia declared independence, it has not had diplomatic  relations with Pakistan due to Islamabad's position on the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Moreover, for many years, Pakistan has  been described as a threat to national security in Armenia's national  security doctrine.