Lukashenko advises Armenia not to put the cart before the horse in EU aspirations

“If you’ve decided to join the European Union, why are you in such a hurry? Clearly determine where your brandy will go, where your vegetables and fruits will go. In what volume. Will you be able to replace what you’re selling to us today? If you are convinced that France will buy your brandy—when they have no place to put their own but will still buy yours—then go ahead. Why are you running? Why are you putting the cart before the horse?” said the head of state.

“There’s no need to rush to discard what benefits you today. There’s no need to leave this common market,” the Belarusian leader urged.