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EEU grants Moldova observer status

Xinhua, April 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

The leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) have decided to grant Moldova observer status in the union, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev said Friday.

"The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council decided to welcome and support Moldova's intention to obtain the status of an observer state in the EEU," said Atambayev in Bishkek.

At their meeting, leaders of the EEU countries discussed main macroeconomic policy guidelines for 2017-2018 and economic cooperation with third countries, in particular, an interim agreement that will lead to the formation of a free trade zone between the EEU and Iran.

The EEU, which was formed in 2015, is an economic union of states located primarily in northern Eurasia, namely, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Endi