Eurasian Economic Commission

Russia advocates the establishment of the Greater Eurasian Partnership with the participation of the Eurasian Economic Union, ASEAN, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, "possibly other entities". This was stated by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the summit in Bangkok of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, TASS reported.

Eurasian Economic Commission board member Veronika Nikishina said this on Thursday, Tanjug is reporting, citing TASS.

Kyrgyzstan became Aug. 6 the fifth member of a Moscow-backed economic bloc of former Soviet countries, a move firmly linking the Central Asian state to Russia at the risk of disrupting trade with China.

Talks on export of Fiats to Russia postponed

BELGRADE -- Talks about exports of Serbia-manufactured Fiat cars to Russia have been postponed, the Beta agency is quoting the Belgrade-based daily Blic.

It remains to be determined if and how the list of duty-free products Serbia exports to Russia will be expanded, according to the article.

Eurasian Council delays decision on Fiat imports

MOSCOW -- The Eurasian Economic Commission will consider customs duty free import of Fiat 500L cars produced in Serbia in late April or Early May.

That does not mean that a decision will be made "on the same day," reports said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Fiat cars from the Kragujevac factory could start being exported to Russia duty-free as early as the first half of this year, Trade Representative at the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Serbia Andrey Khripunov told Tanjug Thursday.

Russia "to allow import of Fiat cars from Serbia"

MOSCOW -- Russia is "ready to meet Belgrade's request" and allow import of Fiat cars without customs duty, "within the tariff quotas," writes a Moscow-based newspaper.