Kyrgyzstan will become full member of Eurasian Economic Union tomorrow — EEC

Kazakhstan on Wednesday ratified the agreement on Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union

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MOSCOW, August 5. /TASS/. Kyrgyzstan becomes a full member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) from August 6, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) said in statement on Wednesday.
"On August the 6th the agreement on Kyrgyzstan’s entering the EAEU comes into force. Kyrgyzstan becomes the fifth full member of the Eurasian Economic Union alongside with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia," runs the statement.

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