Russian Deputy PM Overchuk invites Afghanistan to establish contacts with EAEU

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The Russian delegation includes over 70 representatives from Russian companies that are prepared to work in Afghanistan, Alexey Overchuk noted

KABUL /Afghanistan/, November 12. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has proposed that Afghanistan establish cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).

"We have a proposal to establish contacts with the Eurasian Economic Commission," he said at a meeting with the prime minister of the Taliban government, Hassan Akhund.

"Issues related to technical regulation and standards have been elevated to a supranational level, in the EAEU," Overchuk added.

The Russian delegation includes over 70 representatives from Russian companies that are prepared to work in Afghanistan, he noted. "We thank you for giving our businesses the opportunity to visit your country, establish contacts, and build relationships," the official concluded.

The Eurasian Economic Commission is the permanent supranational regulatory body of the Eurasian Economic Union, which began its operations in 2012.

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