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Kazakhstan president thanks Belarus president for expediting Eurasian Economic Union creation
ASTANA, 19 March (BelTA) – Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev thanked Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko for expediting the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union. The Kazakhstan President made the statement as he met with the Belarus President in Astana on 19 March, BelTA has learned.
Nursultan Nazarbayev said he believes that Alexander Lukashenko had done a lot to expedite integration processes. The fact that the Eurasian Economic Union started operating on 1 January 2015 owes a lot to efforts of the Belarus President.
The Kazakhstan President also drew attention to the importance of the Normandy Four meeting in Minsk. “It is a good thing that such a meeting took place in Minsk. You did a lot for it,” said Nursultan Nazarbayev. “One way or another the war has been stopped. A major war, bloodshed”. “Nobody needs this internal confrontation and neither do we,” he added.
Speaking about Belarus-Kazakhstan bilateral relations, Nursultan Nazarbayev remarked that the bilateral trade turnover had not been reduced. A large number of joint ventures and dozens of Belarusian assembly enterprises in Kazakhstan operate. “We will continue this work,” said the Kazakhstan President.
Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested discussing the state of affairs in Eurasian integration, the situation regarding sanctions, and Ukrainian affairs.
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