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1 of September, 02:33

Chizhov: the European Union is gradually moving towards the establishment of contacts with the EEU
Most Authorized EU gradually agree with the idea of establishing working contacts with the Eurasian economic Union (EEU), said on the first day of the week in the evening, Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.

"with the development of the Eurasian integration relations will increasingly be determined by the interaction of the European Union and the Eurasian economic Union," Chizhov said, speaking at the European forum Alpbach.

"The ultimate goal of achieving between 2 integration associations of the free trade area should be on the agenda. For starters, it would be advisable to establish working contacts between the European Commission and the Eurasian economic Commission. The majority within the EU in the end I agree with this idea, - said the permanent representative of the Russian Federation.

Chizhov also said that the Russian Federation and the EU are facing many common challenges, to answer which it is possible only by cooperation.

"Today our country is facing numerous challenges that do not stop at borders, terrorism, illegal migration, drug trafficking, fix the climate. To combat these challenges Russia and the EU has made considerable efforts to build a complex system of communication channels, including practical cooperation between security agencies, defence and law enforcement structures, " he said.

according to him, in the end, the Ukrainian drop a significant portion of this work stopped." But, as we intimidated, as long as Russia and the EU to radically limit their interaction, the terrorists do not ", - noted Chizhov.

sections: Politics

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