ArmInfo.At this stage, strengthening industry cooperation, creating new business connections, establishing cross-border trade in digital services and data exchange should be considered among the priority tasks of the EAEU. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on February 2 at a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Almaty.
According to him, an analysis of key economic indicators and the initial basis for interaction between the EAEU member states shows that the countries of the Union are moving along a trajectory of sustainable economic growth.
"In 2023, Armenia's trade turnover with the EAEU countries, compared to the previous year, increased by 39% and amounted to about $7.8 billion. At the same time, exports increased by 40.8%, and imports by 37.5%," Pashinyan noted.
According to the Prime Minister of Armenia, there is already an institutional environment for the development of the EAEU unified digital area. "However, in our opinion, ensuring the proper functioning of general processes for information exchange between member states, as well as the phased transition of the integrated information system of the EAEU to a more modern and effective model of interaction on a digital platform will require separate consideration and detailed assessment," Pashinyan noted. In this regard, he believes that timely and uninterrupted exchange of information will resolve a significant part of the issues that arose during the movement of goods and services within the EAEU, and will reduce most of the administrative barriers, exemptions and restrictions.
The Prime Minister noted that it is obvious, and at the same time natural, that e-commerce is developing much faster than the legislative regulation of this area. The roadmap for creating favorable conditions for the development of e-commerce within the EAEU is a balanced plan for the development of the industry, designed to solve the problem of the lack of a built-in system of legal norms. The main potential beneficiary of the legal mechanisms for the regulation of e-commerce is the business sector of the countries. "Along with deciphering the benefits and advantages for business, citizens of our states should also feel the practical benefits of the freedom of movement of goods, services and labor implemented in the EAEU," Nikol Pashinyan said.
