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Industry and Agriculture

  • Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Industry and Agroindustrial Complex
Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Industry and Agroindustrial Complex Gohar Barseghyan
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02 Oct 2024 Outcomes of the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council At the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council on October 1 in Yerevan (Republic of Armenia), Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union considered 22 issues. The Intergovernmental Council approved the Rules for Information Exchange in the Common Electricity Market of the Eurasian Economic Union. This is the final document in the set of rules for functioning of the common electricity market, the adoption of which is stipulated by the Treaty on the EAEU. The road map for implementing the Main Directions and Stages of the Coordinated (Harmonized) Transport Policy of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union for 2024–2026 was approved. Heads of Government of the EAEU countries approved a disposition on harmonizing legislation of the Eurasian Five countries in the field of civil aviation. The governments of the EAEU countries will organize the work on harmonizing legislation of the Member States in accordance with the norms and principles of the International Civil Aviation Organization in the field of aircraft airworthiness until January 1, 2025. Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union signed the concept for establishing a common exchange market for goods. The main objectives of creating a common exchange market for goods are objective market pricing for exchange commodities, growing trade volumes in the Union, increasing the share of settlements in national currencies and the fair pricing for EAEU goods in the global market. At the same time, the issues of exchange trade in energy commodities will be coordinated as part of work on establishing common markets for energy resources. The Intergovernmental Council reviewed the report on crediting to and distributing between the budgets of the Eurasian Economic Union countries of import customs duties in 2023. According to the document, import duty revenues to the budgets of Member States increased by 46.8% compared to 2022, reaching a record of $14.8 billion. The amount of duties collected and distributed in 2023 is the highest since 2015. On October 1 in Yerevan, Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union countries approved a medium-term strategic document — the Main Directions of Industrial Cooperation within the EAEU until 2030. The new medium-term benchmarks for industrial cooperation are in line with the trends of the Union industrial development. Also approved are joint forecasts for agricultural sector development, balances of supply and demand of the Member States for agricultural produce, foodstuffs, flax fiber, rawstock, cotton fiber and wool for 2024–2025. In addition, on the sidelines of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, signed a joined action plan of the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2024–2026. Within the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting, an official ceremony of stamp cancellation on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of signing the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union was held with the participation of the Heads of Government of the EAEU Member States. The Intergovernmental Council decided that the next meeting will be held in Moscow on December 12–13. The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting was attended by Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union countries: Nikol Pashinyan, EAIC Chairman and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Roman Golovchenko, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Oljas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akylbek Japarov, Head of the Executive Office of the President — Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission. Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, and Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also took part in the meeting.
01 Oct 2024 Digitalization of Agricultural Sector Considered at EEF 2024 Establishment of a trusted business ecosystem for circulation of agricultural produce within the Eurasian Economic Union on a paperless basis may become an additional impetus for the digitalization of a large array of data throughout the value chain. This will improve the efficiency of interaction between government and business and, in the long term, the sector competitiveness. Such conclusions were reached by participants of the expert session Digitalization of the Agro-Industrial Complex in the Context of Ensuring Traceability of Agricultural Products and Developing Trade, held as part of the business program of the 3rd Eurasian Economic Forum. "At the national level, the EAEU states are actively developing digital services in agriculture, aimed at automating the provision of public services based on collecting and processing big data and transforming the agricultural market. The Commission is open and ready to consider proposals for scaling up the best national practices to the EAEU as a whole," emphasized Gohar Barseghyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission. Representatives of FAO and the International Grains Council spoke about global trends in the area in question. Samat Nasirdinov, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Svetlana Alexeeva, Deputy Head of Rosselkhoznadzor, explored the topic of developing state digital platforms. Experts from the Information and Accounting Center of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan shared the experience of functioning of electronic grain receipts in Kazakhstan. "On the one hand, information resources allow government agencies to automate processing of certain data and details; on the other hand, they open up opportunities for business entities to simplify interaction with government and regulatory agencies to the most. As a result, there is a growing trust of market participants and the state to each other," Nonna Kagramanyan, Vice President and Head of the Executive Committee of the Business Russia All-Russian Public Organization, stressed at the end of the meeting.
01 Oct 2024 Intergovernmental Council Considered Issues of Industrial Cooperation and Agricultural Sector Development On October 1 in Yerevan, Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union countries approved a medium-term strategic document — the Main Directions of Industrial Cooperation within the EAEU until 2030. The new medium-term benchmarks for industrial cooperation are in line with the industrial development trends in the Union. The list of priority industries was made current and expanded, and the list of indicators of industrial development and cooperation within the Union was updated and supplemented. Intergovernmental Council Members also approved the report on joint import substitution projects implemented by the EAEU Member States. The document is submitted for consideration by Heads of Government every two years based on the results of the relevant monitoring of the Union's Industrialization Map and contains information on the areas of work on import substitution in the Member States, as well as conclusions and proposals to promote the development of joint import substitution projects. Also approved were joint forecasts for agricultural sector development, balances of supply and demand of the Member States for agricultural produce, foodstuffs, flax fiber, rawstock, cotton fiber and wool for 2024–2025.
30 Sep 2024 Support mechanism for industrial cooperation will accelerate implementation of joint projects in real sector This was stated by Gohar Barseghyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, opening the round table Industrial cooperation in the EAEU: Business Ideas and Support Mechanisms on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Yerevan. The discussion was attended by representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission, relevant ministries and agencies of the EAEU countries, financial organizations, leading industry enterprises and business entities. The real sector is the foundation of economic stability of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States," Gohar Barseghyan said. "The key processes of integration interaction are built around it. It is no coincidence that one of the key tasks for us is the development of mechanisms to support industrial cooperation." The Minister noted that in order to build production chains between the regions of the Member States and attract mutual investments, the EAEU has a number of important advantages that should be leveraged. This is the availability of a common market, the possibility of choosing a jurisdiction, logistical accessibility, development of transport infrastructure, the possibility of creating logistics corridors and hubs, joint clusters and technology parks. "To all these advantages we have added a supranational mechanism of financial support for industrial cooperation projects, which allows us to solve the problem of high cost of borrowed funds," Gohar Barseghyan noted. "With its launch, businesses of our countries received a new impetus for technological development, creation of new production models, expansion of trade and economic ties, as well as increased mutual investments."  Gohar Barseghyan told about the Commission's systematic work on informing businesses and financial organizations about the conditions for participation in the new mechanism and providing advisory support when developing project initiatives. "Active work on leveraging the potential of interregional cooperation is underway and proposals are being addressed locally," Gohar Barseghyan emphasized. "So far these are only business ideas, but I am sure that with joint effort we will be able to implement them as projects."  The EEC Minister called on representatives of businesses, business associations and relevant ministries of the Union countries to take an active part in the practical implementation of the new supranational instrument. The discussion also focused on the role of regional governments in supporting industrial cooperation, business problems in implementing inter-country projects in the real sector, experience of banks and funds investing in joint production, as well as industrial clusters as points of growth. The industrial output in the Eurasian Economic Union amounted to 104.8% in January-July 2024 compared to the same period last year. The output in the EAEU manufacturing industry increased by 8.4%. An increase in industrial output of the manufacturing sector was observed in all EAEU Member States: by 23.6% in Armenia, by 8.6% in Russia, by 7.7% in Belarus, by 5.1% in Kazakhstan.
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10/01/2024 12:00:00 am Решение Совета ЕЭК № 78 О регистрации минеральных удобрений, формировании и ведении единого реестра разрешенных к обращению на рынке Евразийского экономического союза минеральных удобрений
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10/01/2024 12:00:00 am Решение Евразийского межправительственного совета № 3 Об утверждении Правил информационного обмена на общем электроэнергетическом рынке Евразийского экономического союза
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10/01/2024 12:00:00 am Решение Евразийского межправительственного совета № 2 Об Основных направлениях промышленного сотрудничества в рамках Евразийского экономического союза до 2030 года
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10/01/2024 12:00:00 am Распоряжение Евразийского межправительственного совета № 20 О времени и месте проведения заседания Евразийского межправительственного совета
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10/01/2024 12:00:00 am Распоряжение Евразийского межправительственного совета № 19 О представлении Высшему Евразийскому экономическому совету кандидатуры члена Коллегии Евразийской экономической комиссии»

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17 2022 FAO and the Eurasian Economic Commission: points of growth and common interests In connection with a working visit on 17-18 August to the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia for scheduled expert consultations between FAO and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), Armen Harutyunyan, Director of the EEC Agro-Industrial Policy Department, gave an exclusive interview to the FAOLOR website.
Interview of Sergei Sidorsky, Minister on Industry and Agriculture, to Soyuz. Belarus Segodnya newspaper 28 2019 Interview of Sergei Sidorsky, Minister on Industry and Agriculture, to Soyuz. Belarus Segodnya newspaper At the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council session held in May in Astana, the Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus ratified the Concept of Coordinated Agricultural Policy in CES. Well-balanced development of agricultural industry, export growth, and guarantees of fair competition and equal access to the common agricultural market are the fundamental principles of the above Concept.
14 2016 The interview of the Minister on the technical regulation of the EEC Valery Koreshkov with BELTA news agency on establishment of the common market of medicines in the Eurasian Economic Union Medicines is the first group of specific goods, with which the EAEU countries started to work closely by the beginning of the functioning of the common market. Using this experience, the EAEU will form other common markets - for finances, energy, oil and gas, and so on. The BELTA journalist discussed with the EEC Board Member - Minister in charge of technical regulation Valery Koreshkov, what stages are yet to be covered and how the common market of medicines will work.​
16 2016 Interview of the Adviser to the Minister of industry and Agroindustrial Complex of the EEC Vladimir Maltsev to the newspaper "Soyuznoe Veche": "We will take MAZ and KAMAZ to a whole new level” In Moscow, the Board of the Ministry of Industry of Belarus and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation held a joint session to discuss the development of the machine tool industry. The Adviser to the Minister in charge of Industry and the Agroindustrial Complex of the EECspoke about the outcomes of the session.​
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