BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. The Eurasian
Economic Commission (EEC) and Kyrgyzstan discussed competition
policy, antitrust regulation and fair roaming tariffs across the
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
This was reflected in a statement published by the EEC following
a meeting in Bishkek between EEC Minister in charge of Competition
and Antitrust Regulation Maxim Yermolovich and Chairman of
Kyrgyzstan's Antimonopoly Regulation Service Aibek Mamyraliyev.
"Particular attention during the talks was paid to law
enforcement issues, including the provisions of Kyrgyzstan's
updated Law on Competition and their compliance with the Treaty on
the Eurasian Economic Union," the commission said.
The discussions took place in Bishkek during a meeting between
EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation
Maxim Yermolovich and Chairman of Kyrgyzstan's Antimonopoly
Regulation Service Aibek Mamyraliyev.
According to the EEC, the sides also reviewed state price
regulation for selected goods, measures to establish fair tariffs
for international mobile roaming services across the EAEU, and the
assessment of competition in selected commodity markets.
The meeting concluded with agreements on priority areas for
further cooperation and possible approaches to addressing
challenges in antitrust regulation within the union.
Kyrgyzstan has been gradually aligning its competition
legislation with EAEU rules as part of the bloc's broader effort to
create a common market with harmonized regulatory standards. In
recent years, Bishkek has updated legislation governing competition
and market oversight while expanding cooperation with the Eurasian
Economic Commission on antitrust enforcement and cross-border
regulatory coordination.
The EAEU has also identified competition policy as one of the
key instruments for removing non-tariff barriers within the common
market. Alongside legal harmonization, the commission has been
working with member states on initiatives ranging from fair pricing
practices to reducing international mobile roaming costs, with the
aim of improving market conditions for businesses and consumers
across the five-member bloc.
