YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received members of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Tigran Sargsyan.

The President welcomed the guests in Yerevan, stressing that Armenia is for the first time hosting a meeting of the Intergovernmental Council.

“We all have joined the Eurasian Economic Union stemming from our economic interests and the interests of our citizens. It is important that the decisions were tangible for the business environment, for every buyer of goods and consumer of the services. To achieve this goal, I believe that the most important issue is to remove barriers, technical barriers that hamper the free movement of goods and services, thus reducing the economic impact of the integration process ,” President Sargsyan said.

Noting that he is aware of numerous issues on the agenda of the meeting, Serzh Sargsyan asked Karim Masimov, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan that is  holding presidency of the Eurasian Economic Commission at the moment, to present whether if there is a common understanding on the issues that are on the agenda, and what are the expected results from this meeting.

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, on behalf of his colleagues thanked for the hospitality and comfortable conditions created for the preparation and work of the intergovernmental meeting of the Council.

“We've got a working day to discuss issues related to the further development of the Eurasian Economic Union. On the eve of the meeting of the Presidents, we will try today to remove most of the problems, so that only the big strategic issues for the further development could remain for the discussions at the level of the presidents,” Mr. Masimov said.

During the meeting, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission Tigran Sargsyan presented the opportunities of cooperation with other integration unions, as well as prospects for the development of relations with individual countries.

In terms of further development of the economies of the member states, the President of Armenia stressed the importance of safety components and in this context presentd the recent developments around the Karabakh dispute.