MOSCOW, 8 May (BelTA) – It is important that we systematize the work on cultivating partnership relations between the EAEU and third countries, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow on 8 May, BelTA has learned.
"Our geopolitical opponents are trying to isolate us from advanced technologies and premium markets, to restrain our development. But, despite this, we are consistently moving forward," the President said.
He recalled the full-fledged trade agreement with Iran. The EAEU has been building mutually beneficial cooperation with promising friendly countries: Indonesia, the UAE, Mongolia.
"However, the work on partnerships with third countries, in our opinion, needs to be systematized. In the current geo-economic realities, it is necessary to clearly understand with which countries, in what sequence and in what time frame we will form a free trade zone, and with which potential partners we will limit ourselves to interaction within the framework of memorandums," the head of state said.
He also believes that so far the EAEU has paid insufficient attention to dialogue with the African continent. "Africa needs a wide range of our goods, works, services and technologies," Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “Africa, like Latin America, has had enough of colonialism from the respective countries. This is the moment when we must come to Africa."
Also, the participation of the EAEU countries and partners in the Commonwealth of Independent States in the SCO and BRICS opens up huge advantages.
"But we should not forget about our closest neighbors, friends, brothers. Interaction with the EAEU observer states and the CIS countries should be in the zone of constant and close attention," the Belarusian leader added.
