{"id":144261,"date":"2025-06-26T20:43:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144261\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-calls-for-boosting-russia-led-blocs-economic-performance","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144261\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka calls for boosting Russia-led bloc\u2019s economic performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 26, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) holds a quarter of the world\u2019s explored mineral resources yet accounts for 4 percent of global GDP, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told the 4th<\/sup> Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“[It means] that the potential of our alliance has not been fully realized. We must at least double this figure over the next 10 years, giving a new impetus to integration,” the Belarusian ruler said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bloc, together with its partner states, represents a fifth of the world’s population and is the largest alliance by area, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EAEU is an international organization for regional economic integration. Its member states include Belarus and Russia, which are under international sanctions for the assault on Ukraine, as well as Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 185.5 million people, or 2.2 percent of the world’s population, live in these countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EAEU has free trade agreements with Cuba, Iran, Serbia, Singapore and Vietnam, while Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates are negotiating free trade deals. The bloc also has a separate cooperation agreement with China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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