Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that Armenia will participate in the upcoming Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Astana on May 28-29.

“Yes, we will participate,” Mirzoyan told News Armenia, The Caspian Post reports.

Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow expected Yerevan to participate in upcoming EAEU events.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk also said that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s decision not to attend the summit in person reflected how he sets his priorities. He added that Armenia’s status within the EAEU would be discussed at the event.