Eurasian Economic Union Intergovernmental Council meets in Yerevan despite war

The Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union met in Yerevan on Friday (9 October) at the invitation of Armenia prime minister Nikol Pashinyan. 

The prime ministers of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan attended the meeting. Kyrgyzstan was not present at the meeting due to the political crisis in the country.

The meeting of the Intergovernmental Council took place in the Armenian capital despite the ongoing fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. 

The Armenian prime minister also had a seperate meeting with the Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin.

source: commonspace.eu with agencies

photo: The Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union met in Yerevan on Friday, 9 October, under the chairmanship of the Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan. 

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