Kyrgyzstan becomes full-fledged member of Eurasian Economic Union

YEREVAN, AUGUST 6, ARMENPRESS. Kyrgyzstan becomes a full-fledged member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) on Thursday, August 6. The aforementioned is reported by Armenpress, referring to TASS Russian news agency.

“The treaty on Kyrgyzstan’s joining the Eurasian Economic Union comes into force from August 6, 2015," the Eurasian Economic Commission said in a statement on Wednesday. "Kyrgyzstan becomes the fifth full-fledged memberof the Eurasian Economic Union along with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.”

In the meantime, Kyrgyzstan seems to be cautious when speaking about the date for opening customs borders with other EEU member states. Initially, the ceremony of closing customs offices was planned for Thursday but was postponed due to formalities. Bishkek says it will take place in several days. A source in the Kyrgyz government says that all the formalities would be settled not earlier than August 11-12. The treaty on Kyrgyzstan’s joining the Eurasian Economic Union was signed on December 23, 2014 and its protocols that are part and parcel of the treaty were inked on May 8, 2015. "Under these protocols, the treaty is to come into force after the last ratification," Kyrgyz Economics Minister Oleg Pankratov said. "All the countries that were to ratify the treaty have completed domestic procedures and referred corresponding notes to the Eurasian Economic Commission."

The Kyrgyz government took a decision to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan in the spring of 2011. In May 2015, the republic completed all necessary domestic procedures and in July the parliament of all other member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union ratified the treaty on Kyrgyzstan’s accession. Out of all other EEU states, Kyrgyzstan has a common border only with Kazakhstan.

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