"The sides put an emphasis on the conference scheduled to take place in Thessaloniki on December 15 and organized by the Hellenic-Russian Chamber of Commerce, during which the Eurasian Economic Commission members will present tasks and goals of the EAEU, as well as business opportunities and prospects for Greece and the EAEU members," the ministry said on Tuesday.
According to the statement, Tsipras also held a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Alexander Tsybulskiy. The sides discussed some issues of the bilateral economic relations.
The Eurasian Economic Union is a Russia-initiated regional political and economic bloc that aims to streamline the flow of goods and services between its members, namely Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
