Uzbekistan is moving toward joining the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), though it is unclear yet how much time the process will take, Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Oleg Malginov said, TASS reports.
"The goal (of Uzbekistan’s EAEU accession - TASS) is relevant, it is still on the agenda <…>, particularly of the Russian-Uzbek relations. <…> The process is underway, though it is difficult to say how much time it will take," he said in an interview aired by the Rossiya-24 TV news channel.
Some external forces do not want Uzbekistan to move toward its EAEU accession, Malginov noted.
"The transformation of international relations, including international economic relations, is currently underway. And here there are external players that would not like such a step that Uzbekistan is taking," he explained.
