The parliamentarian reminded, formation of the united economic space, coordinated tax and customs policies, free movement of goods, services, capital and workforce are the main goals of EurAsEC.

“In my opinion nothing major will happen after Uzbekistan’s withdrawal. If Russia left EurAsEC, it could destroy the organisation. Uzbekistan joined EurAsEC only in 2006. I don’t think Uzbekistan’s economy has grown so integrated into EurAsEC since then to be able to essentially influence the operation of the organisation,” said Igor Karpenko.

On the other hand, for Belarus EurAsEC is an interesting vector of economic cooperation, as the country manufactures products, which are not required for the domestic market in large amounts. Belarus considers EurAsEC as a good market to sell products. This is why the more members the organisation has, the better, the MP believes.

Meanwhile, Uzbekistan is an independent state and has the right to make such decisions, remarked Igor Karpenko. One way or another, the decision should be respected, believes the parliamentarian.