RUSSIA, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN TO SIGN COOPERATION DEAL WITH MERCOSUR IN EARLY 2015 -- PUTIN
Economy
July 14, 21:34 UTC+4
"Russia is interested in establishing contacts with the Union of South
American Nations with Brazil's support," the Russian leader stressed
(c) EPA/Ivan Franco
Brazilian leader hails Russia's position on Syria, Middle East
settlement BRASILIA, July 14. /ITAR-TASS/. The Eurasian Economic
Union [of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan] plans to sign a cooperation
agreement of Mercosur, or Latin America's common market, in early 2015,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
"We are interested in cooperation with the Latin American common
market. I hope a corresponding document will be signed in early 2015,
after our agreement with Kazakhstan and Belarus on the establishment of
the Eurasian Economic Union comes into force," Putin told journalists
after his talks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
Putin said he had discussed with the Brazilian leader cooperation in
the BRICS format and "prospects for expanding ties between Russia and
the Eurasian Economic Union it is creating with Belarus and Kazakhstan
with the Latin American region as a whole."
"Russia is interested in establishing contacts with the Union of South
American Nations with Brazil's support," the Russian leader stressed.
From: A. Papazian
Economy
July 14, 21:34 UTC+4
"Russia is interested in establishing contacts with the Union of South
American Nations with Brazil's support," the Russian leader stressed
(c) EPA/Ivan Franco
Brazilian leader hails Russia's position on Syria, Middle East
settlement BRASILIA, July 14. /ITAR-TASS/. The Eurasian Economic
Union [of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan] plans to sign a cooperation
agreement of Mercosur, or Latin America's common market, in early 2015,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
"We are interested in cooperation with the Latin American common
market. I hope a corresponding document will be signed in early 2015,
after our agreement with Kazakhstan and Belarus on the establishment of
the Eurasian Economic Union comes into force," Putin told journalists
after his talks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
Putin said he had discussed with the Brazilian leader cooperation in
the BRICS format and "prospects for expanding ties between Russia and
the Eurasian Economic Union it is creating with Belarus and Kazakhstan
with the Latin American region as a whole."
"Russia is interested in establishing contacts with the Union of South
American Nations with Brazil's support," the Russian leader stressed.
From: A. Papazian