00:00The Russian Economic Forum 2025 kicked off Thursday in Belarus with the attendance of over 2,700 delegates from 33 countries.
00:10The meeting is held at the Minsk International Exhibition Center and has as its main agenda to debate on regional economic integration and foster the Russian Economic Union.
00:21The event's opening speech was delivered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who highlighted the role of the Association after a decade of its founding and stressed it has become one of the key centers of global development.
00:36The Russian leader also referred to the number of agreements signed with major trading partners and the potential deals to be carried out in the future.
00:51The Eurasian Economic Union has concluded a number of preferences and agreements with major trading partners, Vietnam, Singapore, Serbia.
01:00In May, a free trade agreement with Iran came into force.
01:04Well, God willing, the situation in the Middle East is calming down now.
01:08The conflict between Israel and Iran is also, thank God, all in the past.
01:13This means that it will be possible to develop relations with all countries in the region, including Iran.
01:18As I said, we have concluded a corresponding agreement with them, and tomorrow at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Council,
01:25it is planned to sign agreements on economic cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and Mongols.
