The main beneficiary of cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union is Armenia, which has the highest rate of economic growth. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin announced.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that last year the country’s GDP growth was 12.6 percent, and this year it was 12.1 percent.

“The growth of 12.1 percent of the GDP is, of course, a serious number, a very serious number,” the Russian President said.

He assured that “Russia highly values ​​the close partnership with all member countries of the Union, which is consistently built on the principles of mutual benefit, respect and consideration of each other’s interests.”