ST PETERSBURG, 20 December (BelTA) – The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council has approved the appointment of Mikhail Myasnikovich as the chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, BelTA has learned.
Mikhail Myasnikovich will get down to work as from 1 February 2020.
During the summit Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan suggested signing this decision without discussing just like the other ones since the matter had already been settled. However, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke against making the decision in a formal manner. “Maybe someone would like to ask him some questions,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin remarked that Mikhail Myasnikovich is known well in countries of the Eurasian Economic Union thanks to his work in previous jobs. “There are no problems in this regard. I have a request and a wish. The polishing and approval of the strategy to develop our union is on the agenda. I would very much like the new chairman of the commission to inform every one of us about his vision of the organization of his work on the matters that need to be reconciled at the national level of all the member states. I have a request for him to visit our capital cities, meet with colleagues, with heads of government, with the specialists, who will have to promote this strategy together with him,” Vladimir Putin said.
In turn, Mikhail Myasnikovich described efforts to ensure the implementation of all the documents and the political will of the Eurasian Economic Union leaders as his key task. “I understand perfectly well there will be a lot of necessary, but routine work in matters concerning the reconciliation and development of mutually acceptable decisions. I think my knowledge and experience will help make it happen,” he added.
Belarus' representative promised he will personally meet with a number of officials in the Eurasian Economic Union member states and discuss strategic matters. “In my opinion, we should make serious headway into the creation of common infrastructural projects that would make up the foundation [of relations in EAEU states], into matters concerning technical regulations, which should be uniform in our countries,” Mikhail Myasnikovich said.
