CHOLPON-ATA /Kyrgyzstan/, August 7. /TASS/. Countries around the world increasingly value the predictability and reliability demonstrated by the EAEU, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said, adding that Moscow is ready to assist with the Union’s prior task of expanding its partner network.

"Expanding external cooperation is one of our association’s priorities," he said at the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, adding that many countries are currently "opting for reliability and predictability."

"We expect the number of the Eurasian Economic Union’s preferential trade partners to increase. Russia will provide necessary support for this," Mishustin noted.