Actions against Russian companies will call into question work of Armenian businesses in Russia - Overchuk
02.04.2026,
12:37
Discussions about the undesirability of the presence of Russian companies in Armenia will call into question the work of Armenian businesses in Russia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said in an interview with TASS.
YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. Discussions about the undesirability of the presence of Russian companies in Armenia will call into question the work of Armenian businesses in Russia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said in an interview with TASS.
"The reality is that the Armenian railway, if it survives, will remain a line serving the needs of its own economy, whose real prospects are tied to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Our interest is in increasing trade with Armenia, as with all states in the region. But if we are told that the presence of Russian companies in Armenia is not in Armenia's interests, then, based on the principle of reciprocity, it is fair to ask: if Russian companies and entrepreneurs cannot operate and make money in Armenia, then why can Armenian companies and entrepreneurs operate and make money in Russia?" he noted.
Overchuk emphasized that foreign economic relations are a "two-way street." "Without mutual trade, there can be no freight movement, and the capacity of the Armenian railway also depends on it.
Armenian businesses doing business in Russia should pay attention to this. After all, we believe that this is precisely the context in which the issue is being addressed, and this needs to be discussed openly," the Russian Deputy Prime Minister noted.
"The reality is that the Armenian railway, if it survives, will remain a line serving the needs of its own economy, whose real prospects are tied to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Our interest is in increasing trade with Armenia, as with all states in the region. But if we are told that the presence of Russian companies in Armenia is not in Armenia's interests, then, based on the principle of reciprocity, it is fair to ask: if Russian companies and entrepreneurs cannot operate and make money in Armenia, then why can Armenian companies and entrepreneurs operate and make money in Russia?" he noted.
Overchuk emphasized that foreign economic relations are a "two-way street." "Without mutual trade, there can be no freight movement, and the capacity of the Armenian railway also depends on it.
Armenian businesses doing business in Russia should pay attention to this. After all, we believe that this is precisely the context in which the issue is being addressed, and this needs to be discussed openly," the Russian Deputy Prime Minister noted.
