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Serbia and EAEU harmonize free trade deal
A Serbian delegation headed by Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic is in Moscow Ljajic to finalize a deal on free trade between Serbia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Russia refutes Hague Court ruling on Naftogaz assets in Crimea - Justice Ministry
Russia refuses to recognize the decision by the Hague arbitration court on Ukraine's Naftogaz claims over allegedly lost assets in Crimea as the court does not have any legal authority to settle such cases, the Russian Justice Ministry said.
ASEAN mulling possibility to start talks over free trade deal with EAEU - Sergey Lavrov
ASEAN is considering the possibility to start negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on creation of a free trade agreement
Indonesia launches trade talks with the EAEU
Indonesia is striving to improve its access to the European market via three different arrangements with economic unions on the continent.
Hague arbitration court rules in favor of PrivatBank against Russia on bank assets seized in Crimea – bank
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has announced a partial arbitration decision in favor of PrivatBank and against Russia. The question of the amount of compensation is left for the next stage of the arbitration proceedings.
Cotonou successor: EU-Africa relations at the crossroads
Negotiators are hoping to break the back on talks for the successor to the Cotonou Agreement, which expires in May 2020, between the EU and 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).
Israel and Iran both set to join Russia-led free trade zone
After two rounds of negotiations, Jerusalem close to agreement with Eurasian Economic Union; separately, Tehran also set to sign deal ‘in the near future’.
Russia plans to sign free trade zone agreements with five countries soon
Russia expects to make free trade zones agreement with Israel, Singapore, India, Egypt and Iran in coming future, First Deputy Minister of Industry Sergey Tsyb said.
EAEU, Serbia plan to sign free trade deal in 2019 — Putin
Another round of talks on the agreement was held in Belgrade early January 2019.
Argentina to give new impetus to EAEU-Mercosur trade talks - Macri
The Argentine president held talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit to re-energize the stalling talks on trade between South America's Mercosur and the Eurasian Economic Union of five former Soviet nations.