EAEU & ASEAN discussed economic coop prospects

4 July, 2014 10:04

Chairman of Board of the Eurasian Economic Community Viktor Khristenko held a meeting with Secretary General of the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lê Lương Minh to consider perspectives of possible trade-economic cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union member states and the ASEAN.

The sides stated mutual interest in deepening of economic relations between EAEU and ASEAN. V. Khristenko told about key aspects of the EEC activity and informed starting from January 1 2015 the Eurasian Economic Union will be launched.

“The Union’s key goal is realization of four freedoms – free movement of goods, services, capital and labor force,” the EEC chairman stressed.

Besides, Mr.Khristenko noted the importance of the development of relation with such integration associations as ASEAN, the EEC website reported.

The ASEAN Secretary General expressed hope for the successful interaction of two regional blocks in the perspective and informed on the integration processes within the ASEAN in details.

Following the meeting the sides noted a high level of the bilateral cooperation between the countries in trade-economic sphere and expressed confidence it will lay a basis for the development further economic relations with the ASEAN in the future.

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