thank you for attention. thank you very much, alexander grigorievich, please, belarus. dear participants of the council meeting. i'm sorry, i lost my voice somewhere in belarus. today, almost on the eve of the new year, we are traditionally meeting in the northern capital of russia. let's summarize our work and update it. tasks for the future,

i would like to thank the president of the russian federation, vladimir vladimirovich, for the initiative to hold this meeting on the hospitable soil of st. petersburg, i would especially note that the russian country presiding this year in the bodies of the union, constructive support was maintained. an area for effective teamwork and productive dialogue in a wide range of areas. our meeting is, to a certain extent, significant, the next stage of development of the eurasian economic union is coming to an end , as our chairman said, next year we will celebrate the tenth anniversary, we have been presented with...

an extensive and detailed report on the results of the union’s work over the past period. we can not only evaluate the results, but talk about ways to improve the necessary solutions problematic issues. i consider the main achievement to be a stable functioning common internal market and a single customs space with all the shortcomings. the trade turnover of the union with external partners over the past 7 years in absolute terms has increased by more than 340 billion dollars in the united states, that is, all of us, the allies, have traded with the outside world by more than 3,740 billion more than it was 7 years ago, the volume of mutual trade doubled, about this...

in coal mining, the differences are very small from the leaders, remember, at the very beginning functioning of the union, we had a negative foreign trade balance for food products, which in the fifteenth year amounted to almost $13 billion, there was a negative balance in the thirteenth year, now thanks to... the important work within the union, we have eliminated the imbalance and are in the black for food , this is the most important factor, people are fed by other countries of the world, a high level of food self-sufficiency has been achieved, which, for example, in belarus is almost 100%. through our own production , we cover our internal needs for grain and pork. meat, poultry, milk, vegetables,

vegetable oils, chicken eggs and other products, give us a little. without being greedy, let me remind you that such results were achieved in very unfavorable external conditions, when our geopolitical competitors openly set out to divide us, tear us apart, disunite us, but we have collectively coped with this challenge and are steadily moving forward. our integration association is open until mutually beneficial equal cooperation. with leading economies, we do not isolate ourselves from the outside world, no matter how much someone might want it, we build a dialogue on conditions of equality and respect for interests. the last example, vladimirovich signed an agreement on the creation of a free trade zone

with iran. today it is the largest economy in the middle east. a key element of the southern trade route. with the middle east and south asia. it is important that our countries live not only in the present. we clearly understand the goals of integration in the foreseeable future. on the initiative of the russian parties have prepared for signing a declaration defining the objectives of the development of the eurasian economic union until the thirtieth year and the outlines until the year 45. contours of integration.

separates the issue of financial support for eurasian cooperation projects in industry at the expense of the union budget, a good novelty, that is, we will build a new enterprise together and thereby develop our economy. the decision has been made:

the criteria for selecting such projects already exist, they have been developed and approved. work on joint development also plays an important role. the example of not only iran, but also egypt was given, the alignment of our infrastructure capabilities, the realization of the potential of international organizations, development institutions can and should ensure a solution to the problem of...

and iran, this will be a breakthrough in transport and logistics. to see the eurasian economic union, if not by the thirtieth, then by the forty-fifth year, definitely one of the main global poles of economic attraction. speaking in a limited format, i compared our eurasian union

with other integration associations, the sco, brix and so on, a powerful organization. many are members of this association. which is part of the eu. brix is ​​very well-promoted and rightly so, in the future it may be a powerful organization that many countries are looking at and are dissatisfied with. development of the situation in the united nations, but comparing with the eu, i conclude that we have more opportunities, take the brix, they have not advanced as much in the economy as we have, they do not have this dynamics, they have not yet reached that level of integration, which we have achieved and the main thing now is not to lose momentum, we need to move. in this direction, so that we are the leading not only regional, but also global,

economic organization, but there will be an economy, politics will come to this, and military-political cooperation, everything will be something to protect, it will not go away either, we have a chance, the most important thing is not to stop, in this context i will once again emphasize that there must also be a certain plan of action, and not what god puts on your soul. it is worth

working more actively on the development of the institution of an observer state under the union, make more efforts to really connect the integration potentials of the ias, sco, brix, despite the fact that we have more opportunities, we need to cooperate more closely with them, from this we will only become stronger. we need to take advantage of participation in such dynamically developing associations with russia, which works in them as one of the key founding countries, and we will support the russian federation in every possible way in this important collective work. as vladimir vladimirovich said, we are grateful to him for the fact that our next anniversary meeting will be held in moscow, nikol vyvachiy and i initiated such an initiative. introduced, the russian president supported it, all eu members agreed, in may

next year, we will hold a summit in russia, the next summit of the heads of state of our union. dear friends, in conclusion i would like, as the previous speaker said here, to wish productive work to the new composition of the eurasian commission, the new chairman. today's meetings and negotiations in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, st. petersburg

have already become our good tradition, i express my gratitude to the president of russia vladimir vladimirovich putin for the hospitality and high level of organization of the event. this year has been difficult, primarily due to the continued growing global instability. inflationary pressure, transformation of international supply chains, regional conflicts, sanctions confrontation, these are just some of the factors that have slowed down the pace of development of the global economy. in such difficult conditions , kazakhstan plans to end the year with economic growth of 4.9%. it is gratifying that all eurasian countries have achieved positive dynamics.

achieve the highest level of food self-sufficiency. at the same time, the share of exports of agricultural products from the eec countries on the world market still remains low, amounting to just over 2%. and at this time , about 800, more than 800 million people on the planet are experiencing hunger and food shortages. food supplies, unfortunately.

we need to work on creating joint centers of agro-innovation that would deal commercialization and industrial implementation of new technologies. as is known, the industrial complex will receive financial assistance from next year to industrial cooperation projects at the expense of the budget of the eurasian economic union. if the results are positive , this experience can be extended to agro-industrial complexes. the eu acts as a strategic link connecting the entire

eurasian space. and we have every opportunity to... consolidate this status. speech first, speech first we are talking about the development of a north-south corridor, with access to the middle eastern states of iran, pakistan and india. in this regard , it is gratifying to note that the kazakhstan initiative to launch the route chelyabinsk, russia, bulashak, iran is finding its practical implementation. for our part, we are ready to reconstruct, reconstruct the bottlenecks in our. railway and road networks, we are talking about the beneo mangstao, makat, kande agazh railways and participation in the binyu shallkar highway. for further development of the corridor, a joint an enterprise of logistics companies in kazakhstan, russia and turkmenistan, i invite railway administrations from other

countries of the union to join this work. kazakhstan is actively strengthening the transport and logistics framework of the connectivity of the eurasian economic union. we are completing the construction of kazakh terminals in the chinese city of xiyan and georgian. hubs on the borders with russia, china, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstan on the caspian sea. the immediate plans include the construction of 1,300 km of new railway tracks, dry ports, bakhtyr, kolzhat, and seaport in iranian banderabas.

postal hub centers. we should also consider linking ias's digital agenda with china's digital silk road initiative. building an improved model of digital and intelligent interaction will make a significant contribution. contribution to the development of our economies. i propose that the commission and the governments of our countries study this issue together with our chinese partners. cooperation in the field of digital artificial technologies opens up enormous prospects intelligence, as discussed today. it is obvious that they will determine the future technological progress not only of individual industries, but also of entire countries and associations. kazakhstan is quite successful in using digital solutions. in our country, more than 90% of government services are provided electronically; we intend to increase the export rate of the it industry to

$1 billion by 2026. kazakhstan stands for the comprehensive development of cooperation in this area. in this vein, i propose to consider the possibility of building fiber-optic communication line along the route russia, kazakhstan-iran. to connect to existing international lines along the indian ocean coast. this will not only create an alternative route for transit traffic in the eurasian space, but also significantly strengthen the position of our union in data logistics at the global level. in general, in these difficult times, it is important to consistently strengthen the potential of information and communication systems on the external circuit. develops trade and economic relations with third countries and integration associations, about which was also said today. i support this direction of this work. we

welcome the signing of a full-scale free trade agreement with iran, which occupies an important place in the system of our trade and economic relations. purposeful work in this direction should be continued with india, the united arab emirates, egypt, indonesia, mongolia and other interested countries. dear colleagues, dear participants of the meeting, summing up the results of the year, we can say with confidence that through joint efforts we were able neutralize the consequences of current serious challenges. i would like to congratulate dear vladimir vladimirovich putin on the successful completion of his presidency of the russian federation. we wish you, dear nikola lavaevich pashinyan, a productive presidency of the eac bodies in 2024. let me also express my sincere gratitude to chairman mikhail

vladimirovich mesnikovich for his great contribution to the development of eurasian integration. i am confident that the new composition of the board will increase the momentum of integration for the benefit of our peoples. in in conclusion, i would like to congratulate everyone on the upcoming new year and wish you all good health. and further success, thank you very much, please, the floor to the president of kyrgyzstan, sadarugamzhoevich zhapparov, i ask you, dear heads of state, dear participants of the meeting, allow me to cordially welcome all participants in the meeting of the supreme eurasian economic council, i express my sincere gratitude to the russian side and personally to the respected president of the russian federation, vladimir. vladimirovich putin for high organization today's meeting is an opportunity to exchange views on very topical and important issues of the functioning and development of our union.

dear colleagues, despite the significant increase in the negative impact of global geo-economic challenges and changing global trade conditions, in the past year we have managed to ensure further integration of the union in almost all areas of our activities. thanks to joint efforts, we have ensured macroeconomic stability and the stability of financial systems. economy.

results, we need to continue working together to deepen integration processes in our union. rapidly changing global trends and challenges dictate the need for states to act as quickly as possible, despite the preparations achieved and the adoption of a strategic document for the long-term development of the union. today, in a limited format of our meeting, in addition to discussing current issues of cooperation, we reviewed the project.

it is necessary to consider the possibility of developing mechanisms for unambiguous interpretation and implementation of the principle of freedom of movement of goods within the framework of mutual trade within the union. regulatory authorities must clearly understand that the most valuable resource a business has is time. in this connection, we must exclude at the level of fundamental documents, all regulatory gaps, the possibility of using hidden types. control provided for by the law of the union. in order to eliminate unjustified control and inspection measures, the acceleration of the passage of goods at the border during mutual trade has already been ratified and the agreement on the application has already entered into force navigation seals in ias. in this regard, i consider it necessary to speed up the practical implementation of the provisions of the agreement and move to the full use of navigation seals

in accordance with in parallel with this , we need to fully launch the traceability and labeling system of goods of the union in order to minimize unnecessary interference by regulatory authorities in the activities of participants in foreign economic activity when moving goods within union. dear friends, the world economy is going through a stage of large-scale transformation. under influence.