EEU-Vietnam free trade zone agreement may be signed in H1 2015

      The agreement on free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and Vietnam may be signed in the first half of 2015, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said at the meeting of the Council of the House of Representatives.
Vladimir Andreichenko turned the MPs’ attention to the need to protect the national interests in the EEU, including through its expansion and the possible conclusion of free trade zone agreements with third countries.
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    “The House of Representatives’ area of responsibility is the ASEAN region. It is important to build on the results achieved and increase out presence on the ASEAN market. The focus should be on the development of the production cooperation and the implementation of promising investment projects. The heads of working groups on cooperation with the parliaments of South-East Asia must pay close attention to these issues. They show interest in Belarusian goods and the development of trade and economic relations. This potential should be exploited.
     Special focus remains on establishing relations with the Latin-American parliament, including through contacts with the parliaments of the states that make part of the organization”.