00:01European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU's widespread support for Armenia during her visit to Yerevan on
00:08Thursday.
00:10In a strategic tour of the South Caucasus, she unveiled a series of rare economic measures to help the country
00:16withstand growing Russian pressure, stemming from its cautious pro-West pivot.
00:20I know Armenia is still facing significant economic pressure from Russia. Nothing short of economic coercion, actually.
00:30But rest assured, when pressure mounts on our partners, the European Union steps up.
00:38And I have some announcements here, too.
00:42First, you will soon receive an additional 18 million euros to help strengthen and diversify the country.
00:51The measures would allow Armenia to redirect nearly 80 percent of Armenian exports to the EU, making them tariff-free.
00:58I don't know.
01:04and we don't have to do it very well with the European Union and the Soviet Union.
01:13We are going to talk to our country with our country,
01:18and we don't have to talk to our country,
01:22but we don't have to talk to our country,
01:24but we don't have to talk to our country,
01:27and we don't have to talk to our country.
01:36Pashinyan announced during the visit
01:38that Armenia aims to obtain visa liberalization with the EU by 2029,
01:42depending on the country's pace of reforms.
