The senior official also reported in a briefing that, at the event to be held on June 27 in the Belarusian capital, the United Arab Emirates and Mongolia will also be invited as guest states.

The expanded meeting will be attended by heads of the observer states: the Cuban and Uzbekistan presidents, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev,repectively said the representative of the Kremlin.

Ushakov also noted that among the guests of honor are the first deputy prime minister of Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, and the president of UAE, crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan.

Moldova is an observer country in the EEU since 2018, Cuba and Uzbekistan since 2020, and Iran since 2024.

In addition, Vietnam, Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates have shown interest in cooperating with the association.

The EEU has already signed a trade agreement with Hanoi.

Ushakov noted that nearly 3,000 people, including members of the Eurasian Economic Union as well as 26 other countries, will participate in the Eurasian Economic Forum.

The forum is being held in conjunction with the forthcoming meeting of the Supreme Economic Council of Eurasia.

The current forum is the fourth.

This is a pretty big event, the counselor said.

It will be attended by representatives from the five UEE member countries. “Several representatives from 26 other countries are also invited. A great economic meeting. But under the auspices of the UEE”, explained Ushakov.

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