Posted: 21.06.2022 13:46:00

Belarus’ PM outlines EAEU tasks: industrial co-operation and food security

The Prime Minister of Belarus, Roman Golovchenko, has outlined the EAEU short-term priority tasks during his today’s speech at the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting in Minsk

“The key task is to solve the problem of food security. The format of our union enables us to successfully solve the issues related to providing our citizens with food, including using mutual supplies of products that are not manufactured domestically,” Mr. Golovchenko said.

According to the Prime Minister, breaks in global supply chains of goods and logistics schemes lead to intensification of work in the field of industrial co-operation and import substitution. “I hope that the agreements reached at Belarus’ initiative during the EEC Council meeting on June 10th – concerning industrial co-operation projects – will become an important avenue of this work,” he noted.

Mr. Golovchenko also called for implementation of end-to-end industrial co-operation projects as quickly as possible, and national producers can take part in them. “As a result, we will be able to obtain high-tech samples of industrial products that are in demand among national manufacturers. This will be the first sample of the EAEU product,” he explained.

According to the Prime Minister, a Eurasian corporation might be created in the future to manufacture goods that will enjoy demand within the Eurasian Economic Union.

“Digital transformation is a global trend, and significant progress has been achieved in the implementation of the EAEU digital agenda. I believe we have taken the right course,” Mr. Golovchenko added, also noting that the strategic guidelines for the Eurasian integration development until 2025 remain relevant.