During his visit to Moscow, the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General for International Economic Relations, Giorgos Tsipras, met with an Executive Committee delegation from the Eurasian Economic Union (members of which are Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan.)
The issues that Mr. Tsipras discussed with the Eurasian Economic Committee delegation, headed by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Commissioner for International Relations, centered around 1) collaboration of the Eurasian Economic Union with the European Union, 2) opportunities for further development of Greece’s trade and economic relations with all the member-states of the Eurasian Union, (3) Mr. Tigran Sargsyan’s, President of the Eurasian Economic Union’s Committee, upcoming visit to Athens.
Special mention was made of the Conference which is being organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Hellenic-Russian Relations, where officials of the Eurasian Economic Committee will outline the Union’s οbjectives and goals, as well as the business opportunities and prospects that exist between Greece and the Union’s member-states. (Thessaloniki 12/15/2016)
In addition, the Secretary General for International Economic Relations had a meeting with the Russian Federation’s Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Mr. Alexander Tsybulskiy, during which they discussed issues of bilateral economic relations including the hosting of the Forum for Regional Development and Transregional Cooperation, with the participation of Regions’ Governors and entrepreneurs from both countries.
December 13, 2016