20:32, 13 August 2009 | GMT +5
Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus - important component of integration initiatives: Nazarbayev
ASTANA-AKORDA. August 13. KAZINFORM Today President Nursultan Nazarbayev has received First Vice Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev, who has informed the Head of the State of the results of the negotiations of the 7th session of the EurAsEC Customs Union Commission held in Moscow, Kazinform refers to the Presidential press service.
The Draft Customs Code of the Customs Union member states was agreed in Moscow. Totally 13 issues, including the draft Customs Code and mechanisms of computation of the customs duties to the budget of the country were discussed.
"The Customs Union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus is an important component of integration initiatives of our country. Together with Russia and Belarus we have established a team that will represent each country at all negotiations. It will be economically sound", N.Nazarbayev said.