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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting on 19 June to discuss preparations for the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting and the Eurasian Economic Forum, BelTA has learned.

More than 2,000 participants from 29 countries have already registered for the Eurasian Economic Forum due in Minsk on 26 June, Belarusian Minister of foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said at a meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to discuss the preparations for a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Forum, BelTA learned.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the heads of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The meeting was held as a Q&A session and was devoted to topical aspects of the domestic and foreign policy of the Russian Federation, as well as key international events.

Meeting the energy needs of the EAEU member states is the priority and the basis of the emerging common market of oil and petroleum products. The common market to be launched in 2027 is about energy security, equal access to resources and economic benefits, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry Belneftekhim Vladimir Sizov said in an interview with the First News TV channel, BelTA informs.

In order for the economies of the CIS states to keep developing fast, it is necessary to continue efficiently implementing the sketched-out plans.