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BISHKEK (TCA) — Regional cooperation and integration has been a vitally important issue in Central Asia, as many problems faced by countries of the region — such as transboundary water management, for instance — can be solved only by their joint efforts. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Farkhod Tolipov*: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Plans to integrate the Russia-backed Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) — which includes Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan — and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) may face obstacles as countries participating in both projects have somewhat different goals and interests. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Vladislav Inozemtsev: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Strategy for the future of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) was discussed during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum held in Russia last week. It was emphasized that membership in the economic group is tangibly beneficial for economies of the EEU member countries — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, the Roscongress Foundation reported. Continue reading
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
