Events for 22 may 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gives an interview to the Mir intergovernmental broadcasting company
During the interview, Prime Minister Putin was asked about the current state of relations between the EurAsEC and Customs Union member countries and the effect of national economic interests on intergovernmental cooperation. Regarding the obstacles toward integration, the prime minister said, “Historically, all efforts to integrate have been extremely complicated. No one has ever settled these problems in one fell swoop. All have travelled down the tortuous road of coordinating their positions. We know how to make compromises, and I think we will successfully navigate this road.”
Events for 21 may 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he was satisfied with the efficient, cooperative work that had been done to establish the Customs Union. Mr Putin said the Customs Union was outgrowing the purely economic format and was becoming a new geopolitical reality.
Mr Putin called for expanding the Customs Union, first of all by admitting EurAsEC members.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with the Council of the Heads of Government of the CIS
“In December 2011 we will mark the 20th anniversary of the CIS. We have come a long way since then, and managed to build a unique system for cooperation in many respects. It works in the interests of our nations’ citizens, specific companies and businesses engaged in cooperative relations.”
