Kyrgyzstan has become a full member in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).

The Presidents of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Almazbek Atambayev, have stated the aforesaid, reported RIA Novosti news agency of Russia.

Kyrgyzstan’s EEU accession ceremony was held Wednesday on its border with Kazakhstan, whereupon the country’s customs borders with this union were opened.

The Eurasian Economic Union now comprises Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.