Eurasian Economic Union: Formation & membership
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Eurasian Economic Union?
1. Court of the Eurasian Economic Union is located in Minsk, Belarus.
2. Armenia is member of Eurasian Economic Union.- Published on 22 Dec 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Both
- Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia are Eurasian Economic Union members
- Tajikistan will join Eurasian Economic Union.
- The Eurasian Economic Union is an economic union of states located primarily in northern Eurasia.
- A treaty aiming for the establishment of the EEU was signed on 29 May 2014 by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
- It came into force on 1 January 2015.
- Kyrgyzstan's accession treaty will not come into force until it has been ratified, but it participated in the EEU from the day of its establishment as an acceding state.