ASTANA, 29 May (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed the need to increase the efficiency of the Eurasian Economic Union at a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana on 29 May, BelTA has learned.
“We need to take a decisive step in the near future toward implementing the key ideas we have outlined within the Eurasian Economic Union. We must make our union effective. To do this, we need to once again review our work and abandon everything that prevents us from moving forward,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “If we don’t do it, we will turn into people who sit in endless meetings, as [Vladimir] Mayakovsky said,” the head of state emphasized.
The head of state emphasized that the Eurasian Economic Commission should seriously consider stepping up its work:
“We need to ensure that not only we, but also the journalists covering our meetings and sessions, and our peoples, feel that there are real results across all areas.”
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, efforts to improve efficiency must begin without delay. Otherwise, the EAEU may lose its appeal. “If we don’t do this, and we must act quickly now, because the times demand acceleration, the attractiveness of our union will approach zero. And even if someone observes our work and later decides to join the Eurasian Economic Union, they will quickly become disappointed with the effectiveness of its activities,” the president added.
“We must clearly understand who will have to give up certain interests. And everyone will have to give something up: some to a greater extent, some to a lesser one. Russia will be required to take very serious steps and, perhaps, make certain concessions. But our priority will be the effectiveness of the Eurasian Economic Union,” Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced. “So that those joining this union (and even more so before joining) understand what they will gain from participating in the Eurasian Economic Union. So that even the current members of the Eurasian Economic Union do not think that things will be better somewhere else. We still have a lot to do in this direction.”
“We need to take a decisive step in the near future toward implementing the key ideas we have outlined within the Eurasian Economic Union. We must make our union effective. To do this, we need to once again review our work and abandon everything that prevents us from moving forward,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “If we don’t do it, we will turn into people who sit in endless meetings, as [Vladimir] Mayakovsky said,” the head of state emphasized.
The head of state emphasized that the Eurasian Economic Commission should seriously consider stepping up its work:
“We need to ensure that not only we, but also the journalists covering our meetings and sessions, and our peoples, feel that there are real results across all areas.”
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, efforts to improve efficiency must begin without delay. Otherwise, the EAEU may lose its appeal. “If we don’t do this, and we must act quickly now, because the times demand acceleration, the attractiveness of our union will approach zero. And even if someone observes our work and later decides to join the Eurasian Economic Union, they will quickly become disappointed with the effectiveness of its activities,” the president added.
“We must clearly understand who will have to give up certain interests. And everyone will have to give something up: some to a greater extent, some to a lesser one. Russia will be required to take very serious steps and, perhaps, make certain concessions. But our priority will be the effectiveness of the Eurasian Economic Union,” Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced. “So that those joining this union (and even more so before joining) understand what they will gain from participating in the Eurasian Economic Union. So that even the current members of the Eurasian Economic Union do not think that things will be better somewhere else. We still have a lot to do in this direction.”
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