ArmInfo.The request of the Islamic Republic of Iran to obtain the status of an observer state at the Eurasian Economic Union was considered at the headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
As reported by the press service of the EEC, the consultations were held on August 19 via videoconferencing under the chairmanship of EEC Minister in Charge for Integration and Macroeconomics Sergey Glazyev. Deputy Foreign Ministers represented the EAEU member states. The Iranian delegation was led by the Director General for Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Jalaledin Alavi Sabzevari. The participants in the consultations noted the progressive development of trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU member states and the Islamic Republic of Iran and welcomed the country's intention to get the status of an observer state at the EAEU in accordance with the Resolution on the Observer State.. The decision on granting the observer status to a foreign partner is made by the heads of state of the Union at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
