Thailand is preparing for negotiations on a free-trade zone with the so-called European-Eurasian Union (EEU), which is composed of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, as announced yesterday by Russian trade minister Denis Manturov.
Reports in the Thai press which claim that Thailand will apply for membership in the Eurasian Union are false.
This has been excerpted from a 16 July 2015 news item by Eatglobe and is available in its entirety at: http://www.eatglobe.com/article/98-world-trade-thailand-to-negotiate-free-trade-agreement-with-eurasian-group.html