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 Tuesday, April 21 2020 11:14
Alexandr Avanesov

EAEU countries postponed coordination of gas transportation tariffs

EAEU countries postponed coordination of gas transportation tariffs

ArmInfo. Tariffs for gas transportation in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) were not agreed by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the meeting  of which was held yesterday.

This was reported by the press service  of the EEC.  According to the source, the meeting of EEC members was  held in the form of a video conference with the participation of  deputy prime ministers of the countries of the Eurasian Economic  Union. The issues of "Strategic directions for the development of  Eurasian economic integration until 2025" were discussed at it.

So far, the issue of the tariff for gas transportation services on  the EAEU common gas market remains unresolved.  At the Eurasian  Intergovernmental Council, the prime ministers of the Union countries  gave two weeks to resolve this issue. It is planned to discuss it  again at the workshop on April 22, and in a day the tariffs for gas  transportation will be discussed during an extraordinary meeting of  the intergovernmental council. All events will be held in a video  conference format.  However, the deputy prime ministers managed to  advance on three issues of strategy. It is about the advisability of  liberalizing international freight transport by road, flexible  mechanisms for targeted assistance to economic development and  cooperation in healthcare.