On January 20, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable entitled "State and Prospects of EAEU-Mongolia Cooperation."
Russian and Mongolian experts assessed the current state of trade, economic, and investment cooperation between the EAEU and Mongolia, as well as its prospects following the entry into force of the interim trade agreement. Particular attention was given to the experience in enhancing Russian-Mongolian relations and leveraging its potential to overcome obstacles to deeper EAEU – Mongolia cooperation.
Dmitriy Kiku, RIAC Deputy Director General, Vladimir Serpikov, Director, Trade Policy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission, and Andrey Tochin, Director, Institute for the Development of Integration Processes, Russian Foreign Trade Academy (RFTA) delivered welcoming remarks.
The Russian perspective on key aspects of the trade and economic EAEU – Mongolia cooperation was presented by Russian experts Nikita Pyzhikov, Head, Center for Economic Integration, Institute for the Development of Integration Processes, RFTA, Anton Naku, Expert, Center for Competition Law and Antimonopoly Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union, MGIMO University, Nikita Shcherbinin, Head, Marketing and Analytics Department, Container Transport Division, Eurosib SPb-transport systems, Lecturer, Department of International Transport and Logistics, MGIMO University, and Sergey Mikhnevich, Leading Research Fellow, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, RAS.
Amarsanaa Badgaa, Head, Public Administration Department, National Development Institute, and Tseveennamjil Damiran, Researcher, Market and Competitiveness Department, National Development Institute delivered Mongolian vision.
On January 20, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable entitled "State and Prospects of EAEU-Mongolia Cooperation."
Russian and Mongolian experts assessed the current state of trade, economic, and investment cooperation between the EAEU and Mongolia, as well as its prospects following the entry into force of the interim trade agreement. Particular attention was given to the experience in enhancing Russian-Mongolian relations and leveraging its potential to overcome obstacles to deeper EAEU – Mongolia cooperation.
Dmitriy Kiku, RIAC Deputy Director General, Vladimir Serpikov, Director, Trade Policy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission, and Andrey Tochin, Director, Institute for the Development of Integration Processes, Russian Foreign Trade Academy (RFTA) delivered welcoming remarks.
The Russian perspective on key aspects of the trade and economic EAEU – Mongolia cooperation was presented by Russian experts Nikita Pyzhikov, Head, Center for Economic Integration, Institute for the Development of Integration Processes, RFTA, Anton Naku, Expert, Center for Competition Law and Antimonopoly Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union, MGIMO University, Nikita Shcherbinin, Head, Marketing and Analytics Department, Container Transport Division, Eurosib SPb-transport systems, Lecturer, Department of International Transport and Logistics, MGIMO University, and Sergey Mikhnevich, Leading Research Fellow, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, RAS.
Amarsanaa Badgaa, Head, Public Administration Department, National Development Institute, and Tseveennamjil Damiran, Researcher, Market and Competitiveness Department, National Development Institute delivered Mongolian vision.
Vasila Artikova, Head, Science Department, Ulaanbaatar Branch of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Konstantin Kuzmichev, Deputy Head, Center for Economic Integration, Institute for the Development of Integration Processes, RFTA, Veronika Yurchenko, Representative, Ministry of Economic Development, Trade Mission of Russia in Mongolia, Bair Dogdome, Economic Attaché, Trade Mission of Russia in Mongolia, Anna Tsybulina, Associate Professor, Department of Integration Processes, MGIMO University, and Ivan Ignatov, Research Fellow, Department of Korea and Mongolia, Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Victoria Namzhilova, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Regional Economic Studies, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch, RAS, Munkhchimeg Davaasuren, Researcher, Intensive Development Policy and Research Department, National Development Institute, Mungunzul Munkhuu, Foreign Relations and Cooperation Manager, National Development Institute, Dashnyam Zolboo, Director, Institute of International Studies of Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Bold Khishigzhargal, Budda Munktsetseg and Enkhbold Buyanbileg, Representatives, Institute of International Studies of Mongolian Academy of Sciences took part in the event.
Julia Melnikova, Head of Asia and Eurasia Program at RIAC, moderated the discussion.
