Prospects for further development of the Eurasian Economic Union touched upon at the Presidential Library

Strengthening cooperation of Eurasian countries in the context of global changes in the world has become the main theme of the VI International Forum "Eurasian Economic Perspective", which took place in the Presidential Library.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the legislative and executive authorities of the countries participating in the Eurasian Economic Integration - Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan, as well as members of the Eurasian Economic Commission, scholars and experts from leading universities of the Eurasian Association of Universities, economists, politicians, public figures and businessmen as well as experts from Germany and China.

The business part was opened with a plenary session where participants were read out welcome letters from the Chairperson of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko and the Acting Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov.

The rector of St. Petersburg State University of Economics Igor Maksimtsev detailed on the main goals of the forum: “The focus of the meeting is on interaction in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union. This concerns the humanitarian direction: we understand that without participation in the work of our educational institutions, without attracting young people, students, the future of the Eurasian Economic Union is unlikely to be successful”.

Maksimtsev also stressed that every year interest in the forum from the representatives of different areas of life is growing. This allows for more in-depth consideration of various problems and more efficiently solving them.

One of the most important tasks is the preservation of common cultural traditions and the provision of opportunities for the implementation of the abilities of the peoples of the countries of Eurasia. The deputy chairman of the executive committee - CIS executive secretary Sergei Ivanov spoke about this. “Large-scale changes in the world in recent years lead us to the need to take concerted action to ensure the sustainable development of economic security in our world. Today it is important to increase the efficiency of integration processes, to stimulate the development of relations. It is also important to preserve the common cultural and humanitarian space, to develop the system of joint training of senior staff, it is necessary to create a field for the fullest implementation of the potential of our people”, - said Sergey Ivanov.

In turn, addressing the audience, Judge of the EAEU Court Alexander Fedortsov noted that the desire of the Eurasian countries to come closer and determine their joint path attracts the attention of literally the whole world: “The prospect of the Eurasian integration path is confirmed by the significantly increasing interest from many countries. China, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Korea are only a small part of our leading trading partners”.

After the plenary session, the work of the VI International Forum "Eurasian Economic Perspective" continued in the format of round table meetings. This year there were held five of them: “Parliamentary and international cooperation in the mega-region “Big Eurasia””; "Humanitarian bases of cooperation in the countries - participants of the Eurasian integration: the development of a system of common values"; “Global Challenges of the Present and Perspectives of the Development of Eurasian and International Law”; “Eurasian Economic Integration: Implementation of Development Priorities in the Context of Global Changes”; "Youth in the Development of Eurasian integration".

One of the key events of the meeting was the signing of an agreement on the creation of a network customs institute based on the Eurasian Network University.

The forum was organized by the Administration of St. Petersburg, the Eurasian Association of Universities, and the St. Petersburg State University of Economics, which officially became a partner of the Presidential Library since this October.

The Presidential Library is one of the most popular venues of the Northern capital for holding various international events, conferences, and lectures by world famous scientists, historians and writers. The digital collections of the Presidential Library contain over 650 thousand copies of the rarest text, audio and video materials. Full access to them is provided through an extensive network of centers of remote access, which are located in all 85 regions of Russia and in more than 30 countries of the world. There are more than 800 of them today.