The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council — the highest body of the Eurasian Economic Union — convened on Friday in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev opened the summit, which was also attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of other EAEU member states. Armenia, however, was represented at the summit by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan instead of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who said he was busy with the campaigning period and skipped the event.

In his opening remarks, Tokayev highlighted the significance of convening the summit on May 29 — the day the treaty establishing the EAEU was signed in 2014.