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Title: Eurasia welcomes alignment of Belt and Road Initiative with Eurasian Economic Union

An aerial drone photo taken on June 26, 2024 shows a view of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)China, 30th Aug 2025 - The alignment of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) reflects the demands of the times, demonstrates the consistency of cooperation concepts between China and Eurasian countries, and creates valuable opportunities for regional development, officials and experts have said."Russia, together with its partners in the union, is working with China within the framework of aligning the EAEU development plans with the Belt and Road Initiative," Alexey Fadeev, deputy director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a briefing earlier this week.Johnny Melikyan, a senior expert at the Orbeli Analytical Research Center, gave a positive assessment of the current interaction between the union and the initiative, saying that it has already entered the stage of practical implementation of joint infrastructure, transport and digital projects."The coordinated work on market integration, in particular in the field of forming common markets for gas, oil and oil products, as well as digitalization of freight rail transportation, is directly linked to the initiative, creating conditions for increasing trade flows and increasing mutual competitiveness," he added.A meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council was held in the Kyrgyz resort town of Cholpon-Ata on Thursday and Friday. The agenda included strengthening the economic potential of the union's member states, boosting mutual trade, improving living standards, and removing barriers in the union's common market."Speaking about the result...

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