“Our side fully supports the proposed amendments of the Russian side,” RIA Novosti quoted the press secretary of the department Alina Nikoghosyan.

She added that “the bill proposed by the Government of the Republic of Armenia provides for similar approaches to these types of chewing-sucking tobacco products”.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a proposal to completely ban the trade in nicotine mixtures throughout the EAEU.

The Eurasian Economic Commission announced plans to consider this proposal.