It appears Moscow doesn’t make partners choose between EU and EEU
It sees potential in cooperation of these structures
Eurasian Union
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Eurasian Union to connect EU and PEC – Russian MP
Leonid Slutsky, head of the Russian parliamentary committee for the CIS, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots, said that Eurasian Integration was based on 17 intergovernmental agreements, which will make a total of 60 in the future. The Eurasian Parliamentary Assembly will unite parliaments of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Russia and Azerbaijan start period of fruitful relations – experts
Mubariz Ahmedoglu, a political analyst, said at the Moscow-Baku video conference in RIA Novosti that the outcome of the Azerbaijani elections yesterday was predictable. He admitted that experts had expected a tenser atmosphere. Most importantly, people knew who to vote for and the politics of the past 5 years helped make the choice, Ahmedoglu believes.
Saakashvili’s last speech
He accused Vladimir Putin of the attempts to create the empire without borders
The problems of the Armenian economy: a view from Russia
modernization and the preservation of the human resources potential
Aza Migranyan comments on the economic situation in Armenia
Aza Migranyan, the head of the laboratory of Inter-regional Development Problems under the Institute of Market Problems of the RAS, discussed with VK the current economic situation in Armenia and the country's possible integration in the Eurasian Union.
Saakashvili's speech has nothing to do with world's agenda, expert says
Incumbent President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili addressed the UN General Assembly this week. His speech was devoted to Russia, and was blamed by the Russian Envoy to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, as "not just anti-Russian, but Russophobic."
Experts discuss Customs Union
Andrey Smirnov, Vice President of the Foundation for Development of Eurasian Cooperation, said in a video conference that he believes Armenia has received all the answers and information it needed on joining the Customs Union. He added that Azerbaijan, with its great reserves of hydrocarbons and strengthening economy, was welcome to join the integration process.
Armenia’s decision to join the CU will improve Russia’s position in the South Caucasus
Vyacheslav Kovalenko states
Leonid Slutsky: “In the future, Azerbaijan can join the Eurasian project”
Chairman of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Slutsky commented on the issues of cooperation between Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union, and its activities in the Customs Union, as well as on the construction of the Eurasian Economic Union, and the plans of the State Duma Committee for CIS, the Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots. Leonid Slutsky said that the committee regularly talks about the creation of the Eurasian Union, which in turn resulted in the creation of a forum.
Leonid Slutsky: “Eurasian Integration is our priority”
Chairman of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Slutsky commented on issues of cooperation between Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union, and its activities in the Customs Union, as well as on the construction of the Eurasian Economic Union, the plans of the State Duma Committee for the CIS, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots. Leonid Slutsky said that the committee regularly talks about the creation of the Eurasian Union, which in turn resulted in the creation of a forum.
Yerevan in the clutch of geopolitical poles (second round)
Armenia has failed to become a link between the West and Russia
Putin in Valdai Club on Eurasian and European Integration
In addition to the situation in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Valdai discussion club spoke today about the benefits of Eurasian integration for the countries of the former Soviet Union. "The Eurasian Union is a project of preservation of the identity of the peoples of the historic Eurasia in the new century and in the new world.
“Azerbaijan is eyeing up integration processes, but it is fairly self-sufficient”
Leonid Slutsky thinks
Mikheil Saakashvili’s peak
Georgian President and Eurasianism
Leonid Slutsky: Eurasian integration absorbs European integration as a more global project
Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the State Duma committee for CIS, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots living abroad, commented today on the plans of the Committee and issues of cooperation between Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, its activities within the framework of the Customs Union and the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Russian officials discuss normalization of ties with Georgia
Sergey Glazyev, Russian presidential assistant, Valery Khaburdzaniya, Georgian ex-Minister for State Security, Mikhail Krotov, Russian presidential plenipotentiary representative to the Constitutional Court, Alexander Sokolov, head of the Multinational Russia Club, have discussed normalization of Russian-Georgian relations in economy and Georgia’s opportunity to join the Eurasian Economic Union.
Georgia won't join Eurasian Union, PM says
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says his country won't take part in the Eurasian Union project. Ivanishvili says the project has no prospects. "I pay special attention to the Eurasian Union project. We have no position on the matter as we see no prospects whatsoever," he says.
Georgian PM does not see prospects of joining Eurasian Union
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said that he saw no prospects in joining the Eurasian Union, News Georgia Online reports.Presidents Dmitry Medvedev (Russia), Alexander Lukashenko (Belarus) and Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan) signed the declaration on Eurasian economic integration in Moscow in 2011. The document is, in fact, a road map for the integration processes finalizing in formation of the Eurasian Economic Union.Members of the Eurasian Union will have a common political, economic, military and customs system, although remaining independent states.
Armenia will join Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, president says
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan says his country will join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan and take part in the Eurasian Union project. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he welcomes this decision.
