Arya News - The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are creating conditions to improve the quality of life for their citizens and strengthen national economies, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday.
"Together, we are creating conditions for improving the quality of life for citizens, strengthening national economies, and implementing major joint projects in various fields," Mishustin said during an expanded meeting of the EAEU Intergovernmental Council in Moscow. Russia supports the desire of businessmen of the EAEU countries to work together, especially in the field of high technology, the prime minister added. The EAEU respects the rights of each state to its own development model and takes into account the interests of all members of the association, the prime minister also said.The EAEU countries should accelerate the implementation of modern solutions to strengthening the transport connectivity in the Eurasian region, Mikhail Mishustin."We continue to strengthen transport connectivity in the Eurasian region. It is extremely important to accelerate the implementation of modern solutions, primarily for the modernization of logistics infrastructure and digitalization of transport corridors. To increase the capacity of existing routes, of course, as a result, it means increasing the volume of cargo transportation," Mishustin said.These measures are also necessary to expand trade with countries outside the union, and interest in such cooperation is growing, Mishustin added.The share of national currencies in settlements within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has reached 93%, Mishustin stressed.The share of settlements in national currencies between Russian businesses and entrepreneurs from EAEU countries on foreign trade contracts exceed 98%, Mishustin added.