Union State Programs: a New Comprehensive Step towards Integration

Abstract

The article considers the key areas and results of the activities undertaken by the ministries and agencies of Russia and Belarus to expand and deepen integration within the Union State. The adoption of twenty-eight programs has become the next logical step towards the integration. The article presents the conclusions about the importance of these steps for further development of the Union State. The role and significance of the work of the Russian Foreign Trade Academy in studying Russian-Belarusian integration issues and the importance of this phenomenon for the education of students are determined.