New Delhi, June 2023.
The second
Eurasian Economic Forum was held on 24–25 May in Moscow and was timed to coincide with a
meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council with the participation of
heads of member and observer states of the Eurasian Economic Union. The events
were held as part of the Russian Federation’s presidency of the Eurasian
Economic Union bodies in 2023. The theme of the Forum was ‘Eurasian Integration
in a Multipolar World’.
BusinessProgramme: TheForum Business Programme consisted of 35 sessions.Topics
were focussed primarily onthemostrelevantissuesconcerningintegrationprocessesintheEurasianEconomicUnion,including
the preparation of new long-term planning documents and defining the main areas
for cooperation on integration until 2030 and 2045, the development of EAEU
cooperation with countries from beyond the CIS, customs regulations, prospects
for the market within the EAEU, the digital transformation, and improving
mechanisms for international settlement.
Events were divided by theme into seven groups:
·
Human Capital
·
Technology and
Cooperation
·
The EAEU in a
Changing World
·
Eurasian
Collectiveness
·
TheEAEUInternalMarket,
CooperationinCustoms, Competition, andState Procurement
·
Strategic
Section
·
EAEU Business Council Section
Featured as part of thebusinessprogrammewere:
·
SupremeEurasian Economic Council Meeting
·
BusinessBreakfast‘The EAEU Domestic Market: Challenges
and DevelopmentProspects’
·
ASIBusinessBreakfast‘New Opportunities to BuildInternational
Cooperation in Eurasia’
·
EAEU–Indonesia Business Dialogue
·
Business BreakfastEAEU–Indonesia Business Dialogue
·
Presentation of EAEU–Indonesia sectoral projects
PlenarySession: The main event of the second
Eurasian Economic Forum was the plenary session, attended by the President of
the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Presidentof the Republic of
BelarusAlexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of KazakhstanKassym-Jomart
Tokayev, President of Kyrgyz RepublicSadyrJaparov, Deputy Prime
Ministerof ArmeniaMher Grigoryan, and Chairman of the Board of the
Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich.
The event was
moderated byPresident of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
and Chairman of the Presidium – President of the EAEU Business CouncilAlexander
Shokhin.
MherGrigoryan:“Our Union covers one of the world’s richest territories
in terms of natural resources and minerals. But our most valuable resource is,
of course, people. Without a doubt,how effectively we achieve our goals and our
competitive advantage depend on the peopleand their motivation. The main purpose
of our integration, taking into account all formal definitions, is the
development of human capital as the promise and future of Eurasia.”
AlexanderLukashenko:“The world has been living in a state of constant
tension and uncertainty. In trying times, a stable economy always serves as a
powerful anchor. But economic bordershave become so porous everywhere, and
trade networks so intertwined, that it would be virtually impossible for any
state to achieve economic sustainability on its own. That is why participating
in powerful regional and international associations, such as the EAEU, SCO,
BRICS, and ASEAN, would be desirable for any country.”
Kassym-JomartTokayev: “The events of the past year have once again clearly
demonstrated the importance of developing the North-South Transport Corridor as
a key component of the new global logistics.This meridional corridor is aligned
with the latitudinal Trans-Caspian international transport route.That is why we
see significant synergies in the coordinated and systematic development of both
routes. It is not only a growth point for industry, transport, and the economy.
These routes have the potential to fundamentally change the level of
interaction and cooperation within Eurasia in all its vastness.[...] In all, it
would be no exaggeration to say that we are now creating a new transport
framework for Eurasia such as has never existed before.”
SadyrJaparov:“Protecting and supporting business interests is a
priority task in all EAEU countries. Consequently, I believe we must study the
feasibility of establishing a business ombudsman in the Union. [...] The
creation of a Eurasian rating agency and the removal of restrictions hindering
businesses would increase the financial independence of the countries in
Eurasia and give a boost to investment activity.”
VladimirPutin:“We are witnessing profound, fundamental changes on
the global stage. More and more states are choosing to strengthen national
sovereignty and pursue independent domestic and foreign policies and their own
model of development. All are striving to build a new, more equitable
architecture of international economic relations, to contribute to global
processes, and to expand a network of partnerships on the basis of mutual
benefit, respect, and consideration for oneanother’s interests.”
MikhailMyasnikovich: “The key factor
for future development is investment activity. There is a need for an all-union
import-substitution programme. Technological sovereignty calls forthe
resolution of large-scale tasks for the development of electronics,
machine-tool engineering, the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, the creation of
chemical and biological enterprises, and high technologies. We must determine
sources of financing and mechanisms of motivation to this end”.
Participants: The Forum was attended by more than
2,700 participants and media representatives from Russia and 59
countries and territories. High-ranking officialsinattendanceattheForumincluded
the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the
Republic of BelarusAlexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of
KazakhstanKassym-Jomart Tokayev, and President of Kyrgyz RepublicSadyrJaparov.
Also taking
part in the event were Deputy Prime Ministerof Armenia Mher Grigoryan,Deputy
Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Igor Petrishenko, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik
Zhumangarin, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Kyrgyz Republic AdylbekKasymaliev, and Deputy Prime Minister of the
Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk.
Heads of
international organizations and associations in attendance at the Forum included: Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation Secretary General ZhangMing, Eurasian Economic
Union Court President Erna Hayriyan, Executive Secretary of the CSTO
Parliamentary Assembly Sergey Pospelov, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the CIS Electric Power Council Taras Kupchikov, Secretary
General of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey
Lebedev,and State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev.
Executive
Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
Felix Ramon Plasencia González delivered a video message during the
session.
Thirteen head diplomatsalso visited the event. The Forum was attended by a
large delegation from Indonesia that included Special Advisor to the Minister
on Strategy on Acceleration of Energy Transition Implementation and Development
of Energy Infrastructure, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the
Republic of Indonesia Ego Syahrial, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Indonesia to the Russian Federation JoseAntonio Morato
Tavares, Regent of the Government of MinahasaRoyke Octavian Roring,
Governor of North Sulawesi OllyDondokambey, andMayor of Manado Andrei
Angouw.
In total, the
event was visited by representatives of official delegations from 38
countries and territories. More than 550 business representatives from approximately400
companies took part in the Forum.
EEF 2023 PartnerCountry: The Republic of Indonesia served as
Forum partner country with a series of EEF 2023 eventsfeaturing the
participation of representatives of the country’s authorities and business
community. Participants in the EAEU–Indonesia
Business Dialogue considered priority tasks for deepening cooperation and
discussed the creation of sustainable infrastructure, the enhancement of supply
chains, the development of digital initiatives, and the elimination of
non-tariff barriers to trade. The business dialogue continued in business
breakfast and B2B events with a networking session and bilateral meetings between
companies.
Green Eurasia International Climate CompetitionWinnersoftheGreenEurasiaInternationalClimateCompetitionreceivedtheirawardsattheForum. The competition was held by the
Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects in conjunction with
the Eurasian Economic Commission and featured 10 categories: Green energy and
energy efficiency, Clean industry, Sustainable development in agriculture,
Low-carbon transport, Green construction, Green finance, Effective waste
management, An environmental culture and public involvement in the climate
agenda, Monitoring of the environment and climate, Government policy in
low-carbon development. Projects proposed as part of the competition were
evaluated by a panel of experts from the professional community.
Deputy Prime
Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk, and Deputy Prime Minister
of the Republic of Belarus Igor Petrishenkowere in attendance at the
ceremony.
Agreements: The Youth Council of the Eurasian Economic
Commission and the Council of Young Diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation signed a programme of cooperation.
MGIMO of the Russian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belarusian State University, Belarusian State
Economic University, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Kyrgyz Republic named after K. Dikambaev, and Yerevan State University signed a
Consortium agreement on Eurasian integration.
MediaPartners: 31 mediaoutletsservedaspartnersfortheevent.
Armenia:
Armenpress, ArmInfo, the NovostiNK online publication, the newspaper NoevKovcheg
Belarus:
BELTA, PrimePress
Kazakhstan:
DKNews, Kazinform, and television channel 24KZ
Kyrgyz
Republic: ElTR TV, Akchabar, the newspaper AiF-Kyrgyz Republic, Komsomolskaya
Pravda Kyrgyz Republic, the News-Asia Central Asian news portal, Kabar KNIA, and
the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz
Republic
Russia:
TASS, RIA Novosti, FederalPress, Interfax, TV BRICS, NEWS.ru, Parlamentskaya
Gazeta, Mir, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Lenta.ru, Gazeta.ru,
Secret Firmy, and Sputnik
Iran: IranPress
ForumOperator
The Forum was operated by the Roscongress Foundation,
a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer
of nationwide and international conventions, exhibitions, and business, public,
youth, sporting, and cultural events.
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