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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — In the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on June 6, the Agreement on Exchange of Information on Goods and Vehicles of International Transport Moved across the Customs Borders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and the People's Republic of China was signed, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — At a May 29 summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a trade grouping that comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has become the honorary chairman of the EEU Economic Commission (the governing body of the organization). Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed naming Nazarbayev the honorary chairman of the EEU Economic Commission and the other leaders supported the idea. The summit in Kazakhstan’s capital was meant to mark the 25th anniversary of Nazarbayev's public call for the creation of the EEU and the fifth anniversary of the treaty that established it. The EEU was established on the basis of the Customs Union under a treaty that was signed by Putin, Nazarbayev, and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and came into force on January 1, 2015. During the summit, Nazarbayev awarded the presidents of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus a medal named after himself, RFE/RL reported. Nazarbayev presented the Order of The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev separately to Vladimir Putin, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, and Aleksandr Lukashenko. The medal features a likeness of Nazarbayev's face in profile. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian, interim Kazakh President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, and President Igor Dodon of Moldova, which has observer status in the EEU, also attended the meeting. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, whose country is not an EEU member, took part as a guest. Observers say Putin seeks to use the EEU to bolster Moscow's influence in the former Soviet Union.
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin took part in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan (Armenia) on April 30. The meeting was also attended by the prime ministers of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, Belarus — Syarhey Rumas, Armenia — Nikol Pashinyan, Kyrgyzstan — Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, and Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (the governing body of the Eurasian Economic Union) Tigran Sargsyan, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — In the near future, the Eurasian Economic Union may become an open economic community, organically integrated into the world economic system as a reliable bridge between Europe and growing Asia, said the initiator of the EEU creation, the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The eighth Russia–Kyrgyzstan Interregional Conference ‘Towards New Horizons of Strategic Partnership and Integration’ will be held in Bishkek on 27–28 March. The event is being organized by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic with the support of the Roscongress Foundation. The event is timed to coincide with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Success of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in achieving its ambitious goals will depend on business. To this end, it is necessary to strengthen the relationship between government agencies, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and the business community, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Jenish Razakov said at the Business Eurasia economic forum, held on January 24 in Bishkek. Continue reading
