fyi- - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Supote Prasertsri Date: Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Dear Dr. Kalyanaraman, Thanks for this good news from Eurasia. The new Union starts with 3 members and should expand later. But I doubt if it will succeed because both Mr. Putin and Medevedev want to be leaders for life. It will attract only countries with long-term leaders like Belarus, Cuba and Venezula. I do no think it can attract all 15 members of the former USSR back ino the Union, inspite of Russia oil and gas wealth. India and the USA can hold all states together because these two nations adopt the democratic practices. Russia should learn from these two countries if it wants Eurasia Union to succeed. May be it shold let a small state like Belarus to be the Headquaters, in stead of Russia. I believe IOC will acheive its goals before the Eurasia Union does. Sincerely, Supote (Sovachana in Pali) On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 9:55 PM, S. Kalyanaraman wrote: > > http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2011/11/eurasian-union-time-for-indian-ocean.html > > 18.11.11 > Eurasian Union. Time for Indian Ocean Community. > Published: November 18, 2011 19:30 IST | Updated: November 18, 2011 > 19:30 IST > > Eurasian Union emerging to integrate Soviet era economies > > Vladimir Radyuhin > > <http://rt.com/files/politics/eurasian-union-putin-economic-655/lukashenko-aleksandr-dmitry-nursultan.n.jpg> > (L-R) Nursultan Nazarbayev, Dmitry Medvedev and Aleksandr Lukashenko (RIA > Novosti / Dmitry Astakhov) > > Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have agreed to create a Eurasian Union, an > economic body designed to reintegrate the former Soviet economies. > > Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Kazakhstan and Belarus > counterparts, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Alexander Lukashenko, signed a > package of agreements to promote Eurasian economic integration at a summit > in Moscow on Friday. > > The three countries set up a customs union last year that will pave the > way for a “single economic space,” a closer-knit union, next year. The > Eurasian Union, which would have its own executive body, would mark a > further step in economic integration on the lines of the Brussels-based > European Union. > > Prime Minister Vladimir Putin first formulated the idea of a Eurasian > Union to act as a bridge between Europe and Asia in a newspaper article > published shortly after he announced plans to return to the Kremlin as > President in the 2012 elections. > > Mr. Medvedev said at the signing ceremony that Russia, Kazakhstan and > Belarus will build a new economy as the countries that share common history > and similar development patterns. He said the new union would be open to > other countries to join, but only on the basis of “a roadmap that may take > a year, two years or 15 years to cover” to qualify for membership. > > Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have already applied to join the customs union, > and Ukraine is mulling the option. > > http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2639491.ece > > Eurasian Union: Stage 1 > Published: 18 November, 2011, 15:45 > Edited: 18 November, 2011, 15:45 > > The leaders of three member-states of the Customs Union have signed an > agreement on further integration. Writer and political scientist Igor > Panarin believes that November 18, 2011, marks the beginning of the > Eurasian Union. > > In the article below, Panarin explains his view. > > I am happy that the idea of the Eurasian Union, voiced by Vladimir Putin > on October 3, 2011, is quickly taking shape. In two weeks’ time, on October > 18, 2011, the CIS countries set up a free-trade zone. And just a month > later, on November 18, the presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan > signed a Declaration on Eurasian Economic Integration. It’s the so-called > “roadmap” of the integration process, with an ultimate goal of establishing > the Eurasian Economic Union. > The countries have taken an unprecedented decision to create the Eurasian > Economic Commission, a supranational body that will be in charge of all > integration processes. It is set to become the first supranational body > since the collapse of the USSR that will gradually take over powers from > each of the countries. It means that we will soon have, just like the > Europeans, officials doing the job of EU commissioners, a move that will > certainly please Brussels. The decade-long experience of European > integration is pivotal for us, in as much as the positive achievements of > the Soviet period in Russia’s history. > > Apparently, the Eurasian integration will be a difficult road. We may see > attempts by the national elites of the newly independent states to resist > the process. To avoid possible clashes of interests, the member-states have > established clear-cut decision-making regulations for the Eurasian Economic > Commission that are supposed to rule out domination of any state in the new > entity. > > The EEC will be a two-level body, with the Commission Council uniting > deputy prime ministers and the Commission College, a working body to which > member-states will delegate their representatives in the capacity of > international independent officials. > Essentially, we are witnessing the beginning of the Eurasian Union, the > founding of a single economic space based on the regulations and principles > of the WTO. This reveals ample opportunities for Ukraine’s EU-2 accession. > Ukraine explained its refusal to join the Customs Union by saying it would > contradict WTO regulations. That is why the chances of Ukraine’s EU-2 > accession will grow after the Moscow summit. It would be good to see > Ukraine join the Common Economic Space as soon as the end of 2012. > > What is important is that the Common Economic Space will be open to all > nations, not just former USSR states, during the initial stages of its > creation. Let me remind you that New Zealand (yes I am referring to the > Pacific island that produces a lot of meat) recently showed interest in > joining the Customs Union. > > The Customs Union, currently comprised of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, > is in full force. Work is currently in progress to improve mechanisms for > trade within the union and its legislative framework. There is some > progress: total trade between the three countries grew by 40 per cent in > the first six months of 2011. New Zealand’s interest is clearly justified. > Some politicians and experts say that that even some Latin American > nations like Cuba and Venezuela may join the EU-2 in the future. The > prospect was discussed at the November 16 roundtable in the State Duma. It > might sound like something out of a novel today, far more so than my own > idea about Serbia joining, but we are living in very dynamic times, > especially considering that the foundation for the EU-2 has already been > laid at the summit of the leaders of the Custom Union states on November 18 > in Moscow. > > Professor Igor Panarin, Doctor of Political Sciences, for RT > > http://rt.com/politics/eurasian-union-putin-economic-655/ > > <http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/img/1_0_1/cream/hi/news/news-blocks.gif> > > 18 November 2011 Last updated at 13:38 GMT > Russia sees union with Belarus and Kazakhstan by 2015 > > Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have agreed to set up a Eurasian economic > union, modelled on the EU, with a target date of 2015. > > The three countries already have a customs union but now aim to go further > by removing trade barriers. > > Their respective presidents signed a deal to create an executive body > similar to the European Commission. > > Earlier this year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin denied the bloc > would re-create the Soviet Union. > > In a ceremony broadcast live on Russian television, President Dmitry > Medvedev said that "without doubt this will be decisive in the future of > our countries". He added that the prospect of a Eurasian union had also > aroused interest from several other states. > > Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in particular are said to be looking at the > project. > > 'Soviet-style vocabulary' > > Mr Medvedev also did not rule out the possibility that the union would > take shape even earlier than 2015: "If the prerequisites are there, we > shall move faster, if we are able to." > > Although Russia is spear-heading the plan, Mr Medvedev praised the Kazakh > leader, Nursultan Nazarbayev, as its creator as far back as the 1990s "when > the very word integration was regarded as a remnant of Soviet-style > vocabulary". > > In a newspaper article last month, Vladimir Putin insisted that there was > no talk of reforming the USSR, arguing that it would be naive to copy what > had been abandoned in the past. > Under the customs union that came into operation in July 2010, Belarus, > Russia and Kazakhstan agreed to remove tariffs and customs controls along > their shared borders. They will then form a single economic space at the > start of 2012. > > Mr Nazarbayev said they would also have to come to a deal on inflation and > debt levels before economic union could begin. > > All three countries are still members of the Commonwealth of Independent > States, along with eight other nations, including Ukraine. > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15790452 > > See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Union > > See website: https://sites.google.com/site/indianoceancommunity1/ > > -- > Kalyanaraman > > Indus script cipher: Hieroglyphs of Indian linguistic area > (2010)<http://tinyurl.com/cpj7bqs> > Member, Action Committee Against Corruption in India (ACACI) > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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