Next EurAsEC summit to be held in Minsk this fall - Lukashenko

MOSCOW, February 4 (RIA Novosti) - The next summit of the post-Soviet economic organization EurAsEC will take place in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in October or November, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday.

The Eurasian Economic Community, established in 2000, comprises Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Three other former Soviet republics, Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine have observer status.