Lukashenko spoke about the main tasks and prospects of Eurasian integration until 2045

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the summit of the EAEU in St. Petersburg spoke about the prospects of Eurasian integration until 2045. The leaders of the countries were presented with a declaration prepared during the Russian presidency on the main tasks and key directions for the further development of integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union for the periods up to 2030 and 2045, reports BELTA correspondent.

"It is important that our countries do not live only in the present. We clearly understand the goals of integration in the foreseeable future. At the initiative of the Russian side, a declaration has been prepared defining the tasks for the development of the Eurasian Economic Union until 2030 and the contours of integration until 2045. In the strict spirit of economic pragmatism, specific, understandable goals have been outlined: further building a common Eurasian market, ensuring it with key goods and resources, developing cooperation, forming a common transport and logistics space and a common financial market, and active international positioning of the EAEU," said the head of the Belarusian state.

According to Alexander Lukashenko, in developing the declaration, it is necessary to develop a roadmap for its implementation: "The declaration defines the most important directions in which we will move. This is a conceptual thing. Therefore, today we made a decision, while talking in a narrow format, that under the declaration, in its development, a roadmap should be adopted - a concrete plan for our development. It will not be easy, but we will adopt such a plan."

On financial support for cooperation

According to Alexander Lukashenko, special attention is paid to the issue of financial support for Eurasian cooperation projects in industry using the union's budget funds.

"A good innovation. That is, we will jointly build new enterprises and thereby develop our economy. The decision has been made, the criteria for selecting such projects have been developed and approved," he noted.

On transport, logistics, and digital infrastructure

Work on the joint development of transport, logistics, and digital infrastructure of the member states, and increasing the transport connectivity of the union with actively developing third-country markets, also occupies an important place.

"The synergy of our infrastructural capabilities, the realization of the potential of international organizations and development institutions

The Head of State said that at a narrow-format meeting he compared the EAEU with other integration associations, such as the SCO and BRICS. "The most powerful organization is the SCO. Many who are members of the EAEU are members of this association. BRICS is very hyped (and rightly so), and in the future, possibly a powerful organization that many countries dissatisfied with the development of the situation in the UN are looking at. But, comparing them with the EAEU, I conclude that we have more opportunities. The SCO and BRICS have not advanced as much in the economy as we have. They do not have this dynamic. They have not yet reached the level of integration that we have achieved," the Belarusian leader explained.

According to him, the main thing now is not to lose momentum and not to stop in cooperation and the development of integration: "We need to move in this direction. So that we become a leading not only regional but also global economic organization. And if there is an economy, politics will follow, and military-political cooperation, if there is something to protect. It will not go anywhere either. We have a chance. The most important thing is not to stop."

"The document is comprehensive and correct, with everything detailed therein. However, in matters of the union's international positioning and the commission's international activities, I would like to see greater systematicity. There should also be a specific action plan, rather