German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that in the case of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements Ukrainian settlement will be possible to have a dialogue about common economic space between the EU and the Eurasian economic Union (EEU).

Created January 1, 2015 is going to unite the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia. The Russian Ministry of economic development in November was sent to the European Commission's proposal to launch a new dialogue between the Eurasian economic Union and the EU economy and business partnership. According to the Minister, the story is about preparation for the creation of a single space without dividing lines.

" If we see significant progress in the performance of 12 points Minsk Protocol, then Yes, we must be ready for such steps, because the Russian Federation and Ukraine economically very connected, " said Merkel on the issue of the possibility of economic cooperation between the EU and EEC.

" I would like to say with his own hand, that we are not opposed to working with Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus to make the most economic zone, " said Merkel.

Russia in 2010, said about the possibility of creating a harmonious brotherhood of economies from Lisbon to Vladivostok, and in the future might be, and free trade zones and even more advanced forms of economic integration.


The Eurasian economic Union (EEU) and economic Union within the Eurasian integration 1 January 2015 is created at the base of the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. The interaction in the sphere of inter-state integration in the economic sphere in the post-Soviet space has been conducted since the late 1990-ies. 26 February 1999 Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed the agreement on the Customs Union and the Common economic space.
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