Interaction of the EAEU Member States with international economic organizations was discussed in Geneva

On 26 March 2021, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva organized a meeting of the Permanent Representatives of the EAEU Member States with a Member of the Board - Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission A.Slepnev during his visit to the Swiss Confederation.

During the meeting, issues of interaction between the EAEU Member States within the cooperation framework with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) were discussed. In particular, the Permanent Representatives of the EAEU Member States expressed their support for the chairmanship of Kazakhstan at the upcoming 12th WTO Ministerial Conference. They noted the need to strengthen coordination and interaction within the EAEU on the main negotiating areas of the WTO, as well as on the accession of the Republic of Belarus to the WTO.

From 1 January 2021, the Republic of Kazakhstan took over the chairmanship of the Eurasian Economic Union bodies.