EEU needs to intensify industrial cooperation and to produce new in-demand products together – Lukashenko

<p> MINSK, Dec 10 - PrimePress. It is essential for member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia) to intensify industrial cooperation and to produce new in-demand products together. </p> <p>   </p> <p> President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made a statement to this effect on December 10 during a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, which was held by videoconference, the president’s press service informed. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Lukashenko remarked that the favourable situation in foreign trade has a cyclic nature, and in order to keep the positive dynamics of economic growth, the EEU partners should take a number of measures in 2022. </p> <p>   </p> <p> “The coordination of the list of joint large-scale high-tech projects and the clarification of their financing and implementation conditions will be an important practical step in this field. We are working on such projects with the Russian Federation,” the President said. “In order to solve this issue, in the coming years we need to pay attention to the application of innovative technologies not to lose foreign markets. The accumulation of joint efforts and the scientific potential of our countries will give maximum benefits,” said Lukashenko. </p> <p>   </p> <p> He deems it necessary to coordinate the instruments and conditions of state support of the manufacturing sector in the EEU countries to promote the harmonious development of this sector and to ensure productive cooperation between the member states. </p> <p>   </p> <p> “Within the framework of the formation of the common market of public procurement contracts next year at the level of the union we need to ensure the mutual recognition of electronic digital signatures and to determine a set of measures to promote public procurement digitization in our countries. For this purpose, we need to solve another pending issue – the mutual recognition of guarantees issued by banks in our countries,” said Lukashenko. </p> <p>   </p> <p> In his words, the implementation of 2025 strategic guidelines of developing the Eurasian economic integration has proceeded as planned. “In spite of certain difficulties, we continue doing our best to build common markets in the union. At the same time, we still need to address some important issues in the process of building common markets of gas, oil and oil products,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p>   </p> <p> In accordance with the major priorities of international activities in the EEU in 2022 which are seeking approval, Lukashenko deems it necessary to focus on a number of crucial issues. </p> <p>   </p> <p> “China has a special place here. I deem it necessary to focus on the interaction with this country within the framework of the coordination of plans to develop the EEU, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the 2018 trade and economic cooperation agreement.” </p> <p>   </p> <p> Lukashenko also wants to continue the dialogue with Egypt and Iran in order to finish the talks on the free trade agreement, and to intensify the dialogue with Israel. It is expected that the preliminary work with Indonesia and Mongolia will be finished soon and a decision on the viability of the free trade agreement talks with these countries will be made soon. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The EEU is an international economic integration association established on the basis of the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space, which has been operating since 1 January 2015. The EEU ensures freedom of movement of goods, as well as services, capital and labour, and pursues coordinated, harmonised or unified policies in the sectors of the economy. End </p>

2021-12-11

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