Eurasia welcomes alignment of Belt and Road Initiative with Eurasian Economic Union
"Speaking about the results of the conjugation of the EAEU and the Belt and Road, the most important thing is improving the quality of life of our citizens," Aliaksei Egorov, rector of the Belarus State University of Economics, told Xinhua. "We see the results of the colossal improvement of the Chinese economic system. This model should be studied and adapted to the conditions of the Eurasian space."
BISHKEK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- 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.