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Tigran Sargsyan chairs the first EEC Board session with updated composition

Tigran Sargsyan chairs the first EEC Board session with updated composition

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS. The Eurasian Economic Commission Board convened its first session with the new composition on February 2. As “Armenpress” was informed from the press service of EEC, at the opening speech the newly appointed Board Chairman Tigran Sargsyan stated that the key goal of the new composition is to deepen the integration process within the Eurasian Economic area. “The Eurasian Economic Commission, being a supra-national institution, bears responsibility in fostering integration processes”, Sargsyan mentioned.

He also emphasized the fact of the continuity of the Board activities, reminding that the majority of the Board members worked in the previous Board. “The decisions of the Chairmen ensure continuity. This significantly eases our works”, Tigran Sargsyan said.

In the words of the Board Chairman, currently new challenges face the EAEU member states. “I am convinced that we will manage to solve the problems raised by the presidents by joint work. We must accumulate the entire experience and act wisely. I am sure we have no right to stall, we have to move forward. At the same time we must act consolidated. I will do my best to create that consolidation within our team, the Board and our works”, Tigran Sargsyan stated.

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) started its activities on February 1 with a new composition, headed by the chairman of the Commission, ex-prime Mminister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan.  

“On February 1, 2016, the updated EEC Board under the leadership of the new Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Tigran Sargsyan, started its works. It was approved in the last December at the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council by the Presidents of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)”, the press service of the Commission informed about this.

Particularly, by the decision of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, each country of the Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia) is now represented in the Council by two, instead of three, members of the Board (Ministers).

Therefore, from February 1, the Board consists of 10 members.

However, the Presidents of the EAEU countries have maintained continuity: eight of ten newly appointed EEC Ministers previously held similar positions.

The only new face in the Board, other than the Chairman, is Veronika Nikishina (representative of the Russian Federation) who replaced her predecessor Andrey Slepnev as Minister for Trade.

In accordance with the Decision of the Supreme Council of the Eurasian Economic Union, a new position was introduced to the Commission - Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Domestic Markets, Informatisation, and Information and Communication Technologies.

This post has been taken by Karine Minasyan (Republic of Armenia).

According to the Treaty on the EAEU, the EEC Board’s term of office is four years.








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