Meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council • President of Russia
The restricted-attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council was attended by President of Russia Vladimir
Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, and Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic
Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev.
Also taking part from the Russian
side were Deputy Prime Minister and member of the Council of the Eurasian
Economic Commission Alexei Overchuk, and Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov.
The heads of delegations from EAEU
observer states joined the expanded meeting: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat
Mirziyoyev, Vice President of Cuba Salvador Valdés Mesa, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammad Atabak, as well as CIS Secretary-General
Sergei Lebedev.
A package of documents was signed following
the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
In particular, protocols were signed
amending relevant EAEU documents concerning customs legislation and providing
financial support for the implementation of EAEU member states’ joint
agricultural cooperation projects. Resolutions were also signed to launch
negotiations with the Republic of Tunisia on the conclusion of a free trade
agreement, as well as on the launch of negotiations with the Republic of Serbia
on amendments to the Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and its member
states, on the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, on the other part.
A Joint Statement on the Responsible
Development of Artificial Intelligence within the Eurasian Economic Union was
adopted during the Eurasian Economic Forum.
In addition, President of the Republic of Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a Joint Statement regarding the assessment of the possible consequences of suspending the application of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to the Republic of Armenia.