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The Future of the CIS and the Formation of the Eurasian Economic Union
Topic Started: Aug 5 2014, 03:59 PM (276 Views)
Bobithy
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Sergei Lebedev
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Esteemed members of the Commonwealth of Independent States,

I have called this meeting to discuss the future of the organization and its members. For many years it has been the opinion of not only Moscow, but also Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that the formation of a new economic organization outside of the current auspices of the CIS and Eurasian Economic Community would be beneficial to all those involved. At the same time the CIS has begun to become a redundant organization and whos job is being done by various other organization inefficiently, but all technically linked to the CIS. This proposal we shall discuss today would disband the CIS as an organization and in its place create the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization as successor organizations, in tern linked under the one umbrella of the Eurasian Union. Gentlemen, this new Eurasian Union would be much more efficient than the many small organization that currently exist, would create an environment where nations such as Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus could assist the developing countries and thus bringing all members of the Eurasian Union to a state of economic prosperity. Lastly the new EAU would provide security for all of its states in the event of terrorist attacks, illegal insurgency, and foreign invasion. This would allow the entire Eurasian region to ensure its own safety and stability, something I am certain we can all strive for.

The new organization would have two councils: one would be heads of state and their economic ministers, known as the EAU Cooperation Council. This would be responsible for economic investment through the organization, requests for economic assistance, as well as political discussion, cooperation, and mediation for disputes in order to avoid conflict and continue to maintain and grow our regions stability. The second council would be the EAU Security Council made up of the defense ministers of each member state and would be in charge of organizational funding, training, deployment, and operation of the EAU's joint security missions, peacekeeping missions, and the like. Each state would be required to pay into the security fund based on their GDP, and Moscow would be willing to include that all EAU members recieve strong discounts on military hardware as well as free trainers and advisors to ensure the Eurasian Union has strong, modern, and well coordinated security forces.

Now I know there will be some concerns, so let me explain what I know is coming: Every member state will maintain its complete sovereignty. This is a security and cooperation organization; not a country. The EAU Cooperation Council would not be allowed to interfere with independent member states foreign policy, domestic policy, economic policy, ect. The Cooperation Council would be able to make suggestions on policy to ensure cooperation but there is no obligation to follow this policy. In addition, all members are given a single vote in each council with a rotating Presidency for the Cooperation Council and Secretary for the Security Council. It will take majority votes to pass normal decisions which can include funding, assignment packages, the formation of peacekeeping forces, ect. More dramatic decisions including the changing of the constitution will require a two-thirds vote by Cooperation Council.

As for the security part of the agreement, the Eurasian Union will act as a mutual defense agreement, ensuring the safety of all member states through cooperative and mutual defense. The continued operation of foreign military bases and the opening of new foreign bases (non member states) on the soil of member states would need a majority vote in the Security Council. This is to show the world self-sufficiency and a willingness to work together in a united effort, and make sure about the safety of our nations.

I now open the floor for questions, comments, and concerns.
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Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus


Belarus is much in favour of the Eurasian Union, this will show the rest of the world, we mean business and will stand up against the European Union as well.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan


We will gladly accept this proposal it can only be good for all of us.

Almazbek Atambayev

President of Kyrgyzstan


We are also in favour of this proposal.

Serzh Sargsyan

President of Armenia


Armenia sees this as a good opportunity for all involved, this will also send a message to Turkey.




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Bobithy
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Sergei Lebedev
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We would like thank the representatives which have shown their support for this new organization, and we would like to hear from the remaining CIS members on their thoughts.
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Moldova

We will not support this.We are looking to join the EU instead.

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan & Turkmenistan

Support the idea also Turkmenistan will ask for full membership.
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Bobithy
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Sergei Lebedev
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We would like to thanks the members of the CIS for showing their support and willingness to participate in the formation and leadership of the Eurasian Union. The response of Moldova is not unexpected, but is regrettable. We understand that the Republic of Azerbaijan, do to outstanding disputes with Armenia has reservations which is why it has not spoken here. I would like to ask that Azerbaijan consider membership as it would be beneficial economically as well as in negotiations regarding the disputed territory. It is a great step forward for the countries of the CIS to form into this new economic and security union to ensure the future prosperity and safety of all Eurasian states. It is the hope of Russia, and I am certain the hope of all CIS members, and soon to be Eurasian Union members that this organization will continue to expand and that we will create something great: a cooperative union of sovereign states working towards the common and vital goals of economic development and mutual safety.

The following is an initial draft of the Eurasian Union Treaty. Please comment and discuss the treaty. Once it is agreed upon, we shall move to signing. Please also note that this treaty will include a clause which will dissolve the CIS as an organization and declare the Eurasian Union as the successor organization.

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Treaty on the Eurasian Union

Preamble
The President of the Russian Federation, the President of the Republic of Belarus, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the President of the Republic of Armenia, the President of the Republic of Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and the President of the Republic of Turkmenistan;

RESOLVE to mark a new stage in Eurasian prosperity and cooperation;

DRAWING INSPIRATION from historical cultural, economic, political, and security ties which have proven beneficial to the continued growth and development of all member states economically, politically, and in security;

RECOGNIZING the importance of a union of cooperation, with respect for the sovereignty of each member state, to ensure inalienable rights of the human person, freedom, and equality;

REAFFIRMING the sovereignty of each member state within the organization and the right of each member state to have equal rights in the leadership, decisions, discussions, and policy of the organization as a whole;

DESIRING to deepen the solidarity between their peoples while respecting their history, their culture, and their traditions;

RESOLVED to achieve the strengthening of their economies and security and to establish an economic union and defense union;

DETERMINED to promote economic and social progress for their peoples, taking into account the principle of sustainable development and within the context of accomplishment of an internal market and reinforced cohesion, and to implement policies ensuring the advances in economic integration;

HAVE DECIDED to establish a Eurasian Union.

WHO, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows:


Article 1: Common Provisions
By this treaty, the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a Eurasian Union, hereinafter called “the Union” on which member states confer competences to attain objectives they have in common. The Union is founded on values of respect for human rights, freedom, equality, and the rule of law. The Union's aim is to promote peace, its values, and the well-being of its peoples. The Union shall establish an internal market. This market shall work for the further development and sustainable growth of the Eurasian area, based on balanced economic growth, competitive social markets, full employment, socialist progress, and a high level of protection and improvement of each member state. This Union is also founded for the protection of each member states sovereignty through the united effort of the Union.

The Union shall respect the equality of member states before the Treaties as well as their national identities, inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional, inclusive of regional and local self government.

Article 2: Provisions on the Institutions
The Union shall have an institutional framework which shall aim to promote its values, advance its objectives, serve its interests, and those of its member states.

The Unions institutions shall be
The Cooperation Council
The Security Council

Each institutions shall act within the limits of their powers conferred on the Treaties, and in conformity with the procedures, conditions, and objectives set out for them. The institutions shall practice mutual sincere cooperation.

Article 3: The Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council shall act as the political and economic organ for the Union, and shall provide the Union with necessary impetus for its development. It will decide economic and political policy for the Union through the cooperative and equal efforts of the member states through democratic process, with each member state having a single vote within the Cooperation Council. The Cooperation Council shall meet twice yearly, every Six months and convened by its President within a rotating Capital of the member states.

The Cooperation Council shall have a President, rotated at random from the heads of state of each member state, for a term of two years. The President will be responsible for overseeing discussion, facilitating votes, and mediating debate.

Article 3: The Security Council
The Security Council will act as the security organ for the Union, and shall provide the Union with effective leadership through the cooperation of each member state. It will have the authority to mandate peacekeeping operations within the borders of the member states of the Union or at the request of non-member states. It will also maintain the authority to oversee defensive actions and responses on behalf of the Union when a member state requests such assistance or when the Security Council votes in favor of an action following discussion and debate. The Security Council is also responsible for organizational funding, training cooperation, and joint development of member states Armed Forces.

The Security Council shall have a Secretary, which will be rotated at random from the Ministers of Defense of each member states, for a term of two years. The Secretary will be responsible for overseeing discussion, facilitating votes, and mediating debate.




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All of the countries that agree to go ahead with the formation of the Union are calling for more clarification on the organizational structure. How will voting procedures be handled (and possible voting weights), and will Russia continue to carry the burden for expenses of the infrastructure and accommodation of commission workers, despite that the Union will now get larger in size. At the same time all would like to get more detailed information on how the commission budget will be financed, and what it will look like. The initial plans envisioned the by all member states provided this budget and that they were dependent on taxation shares of the Customs Union, however some suggest member states contribute a fixed percentage of their GDP, and that a preliminary expenditure report will be established.
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Gentlemen,

Those are excellent points to bring up. And our proposal is as follows;

The Russian Federation will continue to bear the majority of the burden of expenses in terms of infrastructure and commission workers. But, each member state will be expected to pay into those expenses based on their particular economic ability. This will lead to Russia paying the large majority of the expenses. The exact breakdown of needed payment for expenses, based on percentage of expenses will be as follows:
Russia: 81%
Armenia: 0.7%
Belarus: 4.6%
Kazakhstan: 7.5%
Kyrgyzstan: 0.4%
Tajikistan: 0.6%
Turkmenistan: 1.7%
Uzbekistan: 3.5%

This is based on the GDP of each member state and the ability of each member state to pay while maintaining a budget needed for domestic spending and other spending. This is the same calculations which will be used for all organizational dues to ensure that each country contributes what it is able, and will change when new states join the EAU.

Regarding voting procedure, the fact is that Russia is bearing the financial weight at a dramatic percentage and thus expects to be able to have a larger say in how that money is spent and on what projects. However as Russia respects the need of each member state to have as equal a say as possible, we would like to propose one of two options: Russia maintains a veto ability on votes within the Security council and Cooperation council, or Russia would have a larger percentage vote. This would ensure that, since Russia is funding the majority of all projects within the EAU, it would be able to ensure that these projects would benefit the organization as a whole and not be wasted. As for voting in general: standard policy decisions, project decisions, and the like will be a simple majority vote. However changes to the Charter, the admission of new members, and decisions on the formation of security forces, intervention decisions, and the like from the Security Council would require a two-thirds majority vote of the member states.

Regarding financing, we believe that it would be a taxation of the revenues of each member state via the percentages show above, as this would provide a changing finance and not be reliant on a percentage of GDP as a whole, making for a more stable system and reliable system.

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All parties agree that they will have to carry a share of the total burden and are willing to agree to the budgetary percentages that have been set. They also unanimously opt for granting Russia a veto ability on votes related to the Security council and Cooperation council. However they cannot agree on the headquarters of the organization. While initial plans called for Russia, they believe that due to their increased financial contribution it would be a good plan to look at several other locations for the headquarters of the organization. Especially since in many of the smaller countries the cost of development of the infrastructure is far lower. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan have already stated their willingness to house the main headquarters.
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In regards to the memberships thoughts on a Capital for the EAU, founding capital in Kazakhstan, specifically the Capital city of Astana, would be more than acceptable to the Russian Federation. Kazakhstan has shown itself to be a leader of the Central Asian community, and we have high expectations for its membership in the EAU. In addition it has proven to be a stable location and is also a central location within the EAU.
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All parties agree to this and have voiced that most matters for the establishment have now been addressed. The sole matter that needs to be addressed is that of the allocation of the funding that each nation will receive to undertake projects. As well as a general outline of the budget. (Note that percentages will do, perhaps look at the EU budget do determine a solution.
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