He reported that Kyrgyzstan managed to negotiate special conditions, including the creation of a fund of 200 million dollars for the modernization of customs infrastructure and laboratories. This is a preference that was not granted to other union members.
However, according to Ibraev, by 2026, a number of planned initiatives remain unfulfilled. In particular, he highlighted several key issues:
- Absence of common markets. To date, unified markets have not been established in areas such as energy, oil, petroleum products, and finance.
- Labor migration issues. Although citizens of Kyrgyzstan working in Russia and Kazakhstan feel an improvement in conditions, full freedom of movement and employment is still unavailable to them.
- Queues at borders. Ibraev noted that there is a clear injustice in the movement of goods: foreign trucks pass into Kyrgyzstan almost without delays, while Kyrgyz vehicles are forced to wait in line.
Danil Ibraev emphasized that Kyrgyzstan has made significant progress in implementing complex technical regulations and is not requesting additional benefits, but merely demands compliance with existing rules by all union members.
“It is completely wrong that our vehicles are idle. Unscrupulous entrepreneurs exist everywhere, but it is necessary to trust the established rules: if the documents are in order, passage should occur without delays. Our delegates at all levels are working through diplomacy and economic arguments to prove the necessity of creating a fair single market,” Ibraev concluded.
