The first package of documents on forming a single economic space will be available before the end of 2010, Russian PM Vladimir Putting said during the meeting of the presidium of the Russian government.
According to Mr. Puting, the Customs Union second-phase launch - is a remarkable and at the same time a starting step.
"It is important not only to ensure its smooth, rhythmic work, but also to intensify the preparing of the next stage of integration. I mean the project to create a single economic space. To remind, this is a much deeper level of integration, the essence of which is to coordinate economic policies of our countries, and thus create the opportunities for greater use of common social standards", the Russian govt. press office quoted Mr. Putin as saying.
Read more about the Customs Union Code that has came into effect on the territory of Russian and Kazakhstan, see "Relevant Topic", July 1, 2010.
According to Mr. Puting, the Customs Union second-phase launch - is a remarkable and at the same time a starting step.
"It is important not only to ensure its smooth, rhythmic work, but also to intensify the preparing of the next stage of integration. I mean the project to create a single economic space. To remind, this is a much deeper level of integration, the essence of which is to coordinate economic policies of our countries, and thus create the opportunities for greater use of common social standards", the Russian govt. press office quoted Mr. Putin as saying.
Read more about the Customs Union Code that has came into effect on the territory of Russian and Kazakhstan, see "Relevant Topic", July 1, 2010.