MOSCOW, April 2. /TASS/. Discussions about the presence of Russian companies being undesired in Armenia will raise the question of the operation 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 have to remain a road serving the needs of its own economy, the real prospects of which are tied to the EAEU. Our interest is to boost trade with Armenia, as with all states in the region, but if we are told that the presence of Russian companies in Armenia does not correspond to Armenia’s interests, then, based on the principle of reciprocity, it would be fair to ask if Russian companies and entrepreneurs cannot be present and earn money in Armenia, why can Armenian companies and entrepreneurs be present and earn money in Russia," he said.
Foreign economic relations are a two-way road, Overchuk noted. "Without mutual trade there is no freight movement, and the loading of the Armenian railway also depends on it. Armenian businesses doing business in Russia should pay attention to this," he said.