09.06.2023, 10:13 56111

Alikhan Smailov: Eurasian Economic Union must develop economically

The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council held an enlarged meeting in the city of Sochi (Russia) on Thursday, June 8, primeminister.kz reports.

The meeting discussed a number of topical issues of interaction in the EAEU. Among them is the elimination of trade barriers, implementation of priority measures to digitalize freight rail transport, development of transport infrastructure in the direction of "East-West" and "North-South", the introduction of electronic documents at sea checkpoints, amendments to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On safety of food products, and others.

As Alikhan Smailov said, thanks to joint efforts the Eurasian Economic Union is an actively developing organization with great potential. And today the union continues to prove its importance and relevance.

Relations between the countries on a wide range of issues are developing dynamically in a spirit of mutual respect and support, and the main pillar remains multidimensional economic cooperation," he said.


Since the beginning of this year, the main production indicators of the EAEU countries have been showing stable growth. Thus, the output of manufacturing industry increased by 1.4% in the first quarter. During the same period, production of agricultural products increased by 2.8%. At the same time, trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the EAEU countries increased by 12%.

Today, the EAEU bodies are actively discussing the issue of further development. We believe that the Eurasian project should develop in the economic plane," the Prime Minister stressed.


According to him, the key role here belongs to the issues of industrial cooperation. However, the choice and development of projects must necessarily take into account mutual interests, as well as the potential of the EEU countries. Given the current situation in the world, Kazakhstan is ready to become a "Center for the development of EAEU cooperation. This initiative was put forward by the President of Kazakhstan at the last meeting of the Supreme Council.

The development of cooperative ties, the opening of new markets, the use of the advantages of the common economic space will allow to fully experience all the benefits of the integration association," Alikhan Smailov noted.


In addition, the favorable geographical location of the EAEU countries opens up many opportunities for cooperation in transport and logistics. In particular, the development of the Eurasian East-West and North-South transport arteries will accelerate and simplify the transport of goods, which will generally contribute to the welfare of the member countries.

Kazakhstan is also contributing to the development of global sustainable supply chains by working with partners to create major logistics centers, such as the International Center for Industrial Cooperation with Uzbekistan and a trade and logistics complex with Kyrgyzstan.

We are ready to continue taking joint efforts to develop the transit potential of our region. All this will expand the geography of exports of EAEU countries and strengthen our economic opportunities," the Head of Government said.


He also noted that digitalization is increasingly becoming a driving force for development in the world. In this regard, the task of the member states is to make the EAEU a truly digital region and make the transition to a new level of economic, technological and social development.

The digital agenda is at the core of ensuring equality of opportunity for all citizens of our countries. We believe that we need to work together to attract technology and investment for the development of digital infrastructure," Alikhan Smailov concluded.


A number of documents were signed at the end of the meeting.
 

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