Yerevan/Mediamax/. Chairman European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Elmar Brok said that Armenian President made the decision to join the CIS Customs Union under Russian pressure.

Elmar Brok stated this in interview with Radio Free Europe.

“We know that Armenia is under incredible pressure from Russia because of the difficult situation with Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. A small country like Armenia was blackmailed to make such a decision. I feel very sorry because it is legally not possible to be a full member both of the Customs Union and have an Association agreement and Free Trade Area Agreement with the European Union”, German MP said.

“In the last years several years I had discussions with the Armenian President and I can imagine that this pressure by Russia has played a role in that. It is very important that Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be solved in a way that such a small country can find a solution with Azerbaijan in order to overcome the problems in the region. The European Union should take much more interest in the solution of this frozen conflict”, Elmar Brok said.