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statement
made as a result of Putin’s visit sets down the intention of the two sides to pursue a completely new integration initiative – the Comprehensive Eurasian Partnership – which would, in addition to the EAEU and China, include ASEAN countries. The initiative is still sketchy, but if it gets off the ground, the consequences could be immense.
The joint Russia–China statement on strengthening global strategic stability opens with a reference to the “dangerous trend” ...
... US$2 billion with Thailand.
In Sochi, Mr Putin proposed a free trade agreement (FTA) between ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), an economic forum of five former Soviet republics, including Russia, as well as greater economic cooperation among ASEAN, the EEU and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (which includes both Russia and China). ASEAN agreed to examine the proposal.
Singapore showed the greatest enthusiasm for boosting trade with the EEU. During his four-day trip, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ...
... In the same year, Vietnam established a FTA with South Korea; this FTA appears to be more “traditional,” but is no less important, due to the top position of Korean business in the Vietnamese foreign investment market. The fact that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was officially launched on November 22, 2015 should not be neglected either.
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Vladimir Mazyrin:
EEU-Vietnam Free Trade:
the Devil Is in the Details
All of these initiatives testify to the Vietnamese leadership's desire to support the integration of the country into the global economy through concrete steps. This policy is designed to achieve several ...
