No Political Context in EAEU Countries' Waiver of Veto Rights, Deputy Prime Minister

The issue of EAEU countries' governments potentially waiving veto rights on certain matters is being discussed not from a political standpoint, but from the perspective of the efficiency of committee work. This was stated by Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan during a Q&A session with cabinet members in the National Assembly, in response to a question from Taron Simonyan, a member of the Bright Armenia parliamentary faction.

“The President of the EAEU Council has announced that governments are discussing the possibility of waiving veto rights on certain issues and transferring that power to a supranational organization,” he noted. Grigoryan was asked which matters are being considered in relation to the waiver of veto rights by countries within the EAEU.

The Deputy Prime Minister mentioned that the issue has been discussed more in terms of the effectiveness of committee work, pointing out that it doesn’t hold much political context. “The problem is that in many cases, any function of the committee becomes nullified because one of the governments imposes a veto, and the decision simply isn’t implemented,” Grigoryan explained.

He highlighted that there is a strategic question on the agenda: whether the committee should not be empowered to remove the veto or whether the veto should be completely excluded. “But at this moment, there is no more specificity on this issue. It is still being discussed at a strategic formulation stage. At some point, we will inform the public about what content we have reached. But I believe the question here is not as political as it pertains to the effectiveness of the committee’s work,” the Deputy Prime Minister concluded.