on Friday Prime Ministers of the countries of the Eurasian economic Union (EEU), gathered in Minsk to in person to discuss further integration.
Before the world was gripped by the pandemic, Mikhail Mishustin managed to meet personally with colleagues in the Eurasian economic Union in Almaty in late January. But following the intergovernmental Council in April had to be carried out in videoconference. And only in mid-July, the premiere was able to sit at the same table. “This is evidence that coronavirus infection faced by all our countries is gradually on the decline,” – said Mishustin at the meeting.
This does not mean that the infection that take you around the world thousands of lives that no longer requires special attention. “The fight against its spread is ongoing and requires our combined efforts,” – said the Russian Prime Minister. Therefore, the countries of “five” – Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan approved the comprehensive plan in the area of health and sanitary-epidemiological welfare of the population to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the EEU. It provides for the exchange of information, coordinated response to outbreaks of infectious diseases, joint development of recommendations for laboratory research.
Many neighbors previously noted Mikhail Mishustin, in the fight against coronavirus are guided by Russia, and Russia, he said in Minsk ready to share experience. This also applies to the training of health workers and provision of test systems for the diagnosis of coronavirus, reagents and devices for non-contact measurement of body temperature.
Colleagues in the course of personal meetings of the Russian Prime Minister thanked for the support provided. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin said that his country hopes to be among the first who buy the Russian vaccine from COVID-19. In talks with Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kubatbek Baranovym confirmed another batch of humanitarian aid in the form 31 of the ventilator, 70 bedside monitors, five mobile x-ray machines and six ultrasound machines and 500 thousand surgical masks.
the EEU, according to the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has proudly stood the test of pandemic, proving its viability in crisis situations. Now the Union will have to make efforts for the rapid restoration of economic ties and further development. In may, the heads of state approved the draft Strategic directions of development of the Eurasian economic integration until 2025, asked to modify a number of provisions to fall, they could take the final version of the program. “The new strategy needs to fully ensure the “four freedoms” in the Union – eliminat��be barriers, exceptions and limitations for the movement of goods, services, capitals and workforce,” said Mikhail Mishustin.
Overcoming barriers in mutual trade “five” engaged for many years with varying degrees of success. This year, said the Chairman of the Eurasian economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich, managed to eliminate nine of the 15 barriers. “However, little has grown and new, but in principle there is an understanding that the obstacles that are generated in the domestic market, it is necessary to solve,” – said the head of the Commission.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan in Minsk, called to solve questions of free movement of goods across borders. “We propose to use advanced customs and fiscal tools that are used in Russia – appealed to colleagues Mikhail Mishustin. – Understand that this will require systemic measures. In particular, the revision of customs practices, the harmonization of the conditions of business and number of procedures in digital form”.
the Solution to the next intergovernmental Council of the EAEC will be realized the industrialization map. Already received applications for new projects in the industry with total cost of 200 billion dollars. To ensure complete food security in the countries have to make event cards for the development of agro-industry. The Union has prepared its own space programme: grouping of the five moons remote sensing for the exchange of information within the EEU.
the outcome of the intergovernmental Council of the Russian Prime Minister summed up at the meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. “I think that we worked very productively: the relevant documents signed, almost everywhere we have agreed, there are compromises,” he said.
the President noted that heads of government had to work hard. Especially to Mikhail Mishustin, after many questions, in the words of Belarusian leader, tied to Russia. “Such is the fate of the Russian Federation, which should be the engine of processes, especially economic, in the post – Soviet space”, – said Lukashenko. And he was going to tell about the “very strange things” happening in Belarus during the election period.
