Eurasian Economic Union Would Welcome Turkey

[Hakan]

Eurasian Economic Union 'would welcome' Turkey’s membership​

Turkey has yet to make an official application for membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), but it would be welcome to join, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Turkey has said.

The heads of states from Turkey and EEU member countries have discussed the issue of Turkey’s membership before to the union, Ambassador Zhanseit Tuimebayev told reporters on Jan. 22, speaking at a joint press conference with the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan in Ankara.

The union, which officially began Jan. 1, does not have a political agenda and is solely an economic alliance.

“We attach importance to enhancing cooperation with Turkey on economy and trade,” Belarus Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Savinykh said, adding that they would welcome any bid by Turkey to become a member of the EEU.

The EEU aims at the free movement of goods, services and capital, coordinated policies in agriculture and industry, cooperation in major infrastructure projects, and the formation of joint energy markets for natural gas and petroleum products, Savinykh also said.

Eurasian Economic Union 'would welcome' Turkey’s membership, 23 January 2015

 

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Eurasian Economic Union 'would welcome' Turkey’s membership​

Turkey has yet to make an official application for membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), but it would be welcome to join, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Turkey has said.

The heads of states from Turkey and EEU member countries have discussed the issue of Turkey’s membership before to the union, Ambassador Zhanseit Tuimebayev told reporters on Jan. 22, speaking at a joint press conference with the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan in Ankara.

The union, which officially began Jan. 1, does not have a political agenda and is solely an economic alliance.

“We attach importance to enhancing cooperation with Turkey on economy and trade,” Belarus Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Savinykh said, adding that they would welcome any bid by Turkey to become a member of the EEU.

The EEU aims at the free movement of goods, services and capital, coordinated policies in agriculture and industry, cooperation in major infrastructure projects, and the formation of joint energy markets for natural gas and petroleum products, Savinykh also said.

Eurasian Economic Union 'would welcome' Turkey’s membership, 23 January 2015

welcome turkey

 

[Hakan]

Idk if it would be a good idea to join eeu but its good to have multiple options open so that way you some leverage. It looks like Turkey won't get into the e.u but if Turkey gets into the eeu then Turkey is in the Russian block in a sense so you have to deal with negative side effects of that especially being a nato member country.

 

[usernameless]

Besides, what can the eeu really offer Turkey? Not a fan of the eu, but the special trade treaties Turkey got with them is handy. If Turkey can get something like that for the eeu too, it would be better than joining it and then suffer from political and economical pressure from the other bloc.

 

[flamer84]

Besides, what can the eeu really offer Turkey? Not a fan of the eu, but the special trade treaties Turkey got with them is handy. If Turkey can get something like that for the eeu too, it would be better than joining it and then suffer from political and economical pressure from the other bloc.

You can't have the same with the EEU beccause it would basically mean that EEU goods can enter EU via Turkey.It's either this or that.