The Eurasian Economic Union will go for political and military integration in the future. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement as met with Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matviyenko and heads of the administrations of the Russian regions, who took part in the first forum of Belarusian and Russian regions, the press service of the head of state reports. Speaking about the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, Alexander Lukashenko said it was just the beginning of integration. “I said — and the West is very much concerned about it — that we will go for political and military integration within the framework of the union because economy is the foundation of everything. If there is economy, it provides a uniting effect on people if it is the foundation, we will surely go for the protection of this economy and interests, primarily economic ones,” said the head of state. “I think we will soon see the Collective Security Treaty Organization become part of the union. It will be our military organization,” noted the President.