BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/06/2006

Upper house of Belarusian parliament ratifies Uzbekistan's accession to EurAsEC

Council of National Assembly of Belarus ratified international agreement on accession of Uzbekistan to Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) on Friday, 16 June.

Interfax-Zapad reported quoting head of commission on international affairs and national security of Belarusian upper house Nikolay Cherginets, the protocol, ratified on Friday, determines order on vote distribution on adoption of decisions by Integration Committee of EurAsEC and corresponding share in budget of the community.

Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) is economic union and unites Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan joined the group on 25 January 2005.

Source:

http://news.uzreport.com/mir.cgi?lan=e&id=13190

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