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Andrey Slepnev, Member of the Board - Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), had a telephone conversation with Zhong Shan, Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (PRC). An arrangement was reached to hold, before year-end, the first meeting of the Joint Commission on implementing the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the PRC.

An obstacle to supply pears from the Republic of Belarus to Russia has been removed in the EAEU internal market.

Artak Kamalyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, has expressed gratitude for the Ministry’s active involvement in the work of the Eurasian Economic Union’s advisory and consultative bodies during a meeting with Alexander Chervyakov, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus.

The Eurasian Economic Commission's Industrial Unit jointly with the Eurasian Economic Union countries drafts a new strategic document to be implemented in the EAEU real economy - Main Directions of Industrial Cooperation 2.0 until 2025. This was stated by Artak Kamalyan, EEC Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture, during a working meeting with Alexander Shumilin, Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology (SCST) of the Republic of Belarus, held in Minsk.

Following the Q2 2020 results, international rating agencies have updated development outlooks for the Eurasian Economic Union States’ economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the EEC Board’s meeting, Gegham Vardanyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Informatization, Information and Communication Technologies, has presented a report on the results of monitoring the implementation of the road map on removing exceptions and restrictions in the EAEU internal market for 2018-2019. The document was previously approved by the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council.

At his working meeting with Petr Parkhomchik, Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus, Artak Kamalyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the EEC, highlighted the importance of joint work to develop and deepen the production cooperation, increase the localization of existing industrial facilities and address import substitution issues in the Eurasian Economic Union.

The EEC Board has agreed to extend state regulation of prices for respiratory protective equipment, i.e. masks intended for individual use, and disinfecting agents in the Republic of Belarus for 90 days: from July 7 to October 4 this year.

The EEC Board has approved sanitary and epidemiological recommendations to prevent spreading COVID-19. The document contains proposals for arranging the work of "green corridors" facilities at the customs border and the EAEU customs territory, including preventive and disinfecting measures. These facilities include filling stations, maintenance stations, rest and food service stations for drivers.

The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has agreed to extend state regulation of prices for socially relevant goods in the Republic of Belarus for 90 days: from July 18 up to and including October 15 this year.