Chapter 977 The Mikhail Project
Although there were not many people who participated in the talks between Yanukovych and Wang Ye, the size of this living room is not small.
At the front and the center, there are two single sofa chairs, and a pot of elegant flowers on a small coffee table in the middle.
Behind the sofa chair, there are two national flags standing, namely Da Mao and Er Mao...
There is a chair behind each of the two sofa chairs. Originally, there should be an interpreter here, but because both of them speak Russian, there is no need for an interpreter, so their assistants sat there.
In front of the sofa chair, there are two rows of seats arranged in two straight rows, which are the seats for two subordinates or entourages.
The opening was another scene, the two each expressed a story about the friendship and brotherhood between the two countries in the past, and looked forward to the future that the two countries will continue to work together to become rich and powerful together!
Of course, Wang Ye also congratulated Yanukovych for being successfully elected president, and said that this is the most correct choice for the people of Uzbekistan!
Under the leadership of Yanukovych, Ukraine will also usher in new opportunities and development...
Yanukovych said modestly that the trust and expectations of the people in him will not be disappointed, and he will do his best to do his job well...
After the scene is finished, the main topic is introduced.
There were no media reporters present in the conference hall, and they were all his own people, so Wang Ye said straight to the point: "I am here this time, because I have a very important matter to discuss with you, that is, Uzbekistan's joining the CHEP The problem.
As we all know, the purpose of the establishment of CHEP is to protect us countries that once belonged to the former Soviet Union.
After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, including us and the surrounding white, Kazakhstan, Uzi, Georgia...all became sovereign countries.
But everyone's national strength is high or low. In comparison, our Russia is relatively better.
As for Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other countries, the economy is sluggish, the national strength is weak, and it can even be said that they have no ability to protect themselves.
Then, the establishment of CHEP is imperative!
A few years ago, because Moscow was unable to do what it wanted, there was no extra energy and financial resources to take care of everyone. The CHEP organization existed in name only, so it is understandable that you don't want to participate.
But not now!
With the rising international energy prices and the introduction of a series of economic policies, you should also be able to see that Moscow's economy is growing rapidly, and the domestic political situation is also tending to be stable.
In this case, we have the willingness and ability to maintain the security of the surrounding areas.
Therefore, the importance of this CHEP organization is highlighted.
And after you join this organization, the best advantage is that you no longer need to consider security issues, so many member states are united together, coupled with Moscow's powerful force, no country or organization in this world will dare to violate your rights Homeland Security!
Your energy will be freed up, and you can develop the economy and people's livelihood without any worries..."
Wang Ye talked eloquently, exaggerating the benefits of joining CHEP!
But he is not completely fooling Yanukovych, because the purpose of setting up CHEP is indeed for this purpose.
The key is to see whether Russia has the ability and determination to fulfill its promise...
At least for now, I still have this ability and attitude!
Before Wang Ye arrived, Yanukovych had already convened his staff to discuss this matter, so he already had the answer in his heart.
After listening to Wang Ye's speech with a smile on his face, Yanukovych was not in a hurry to express his opinion.
I just expressed affirmation and appreciation for what Wang Ye said, and then started to complain when the topic changed:
"Director Mikhail, you should also know the current situation in our Ukrainian country.
To tell you the truth, since I took office, I really haven't had a good night's sleep. Every day when I open my eyes, there are mountains of official affairs waiting to be dealt with.
Most of them are related to finances, finances are really difficult..."
As he spoke, he almost burst into tears, his face full of concern for the country and the people.
Wang Ye was also mentally prepared for Yanukovych's "performance", so he listened to him calmly.
Then smiled slightly, and said calmly: "That's why I've been proposing that we, brother countries, unite and gather all our strength. Not only in terms of security, but even more so in terms of economy!"
As soon as "economy" was mentioned, Yanukovych's eyes lit up. Compared with the so-called security, he was obviously more interested in economic topics.
After all, under the circumstances at that time, the surrounding areas of Uzbekistan were still very safe, and there was no threat in the short term.
So it makes no difference to Uzbekistan to join or not to join CHEP...
But economic problems are looming!
Uzbekistan, in particular, is not small in terms of land area, ranking second in the whole of Europe, second only to Da Mao, and is much larger than the "big country" in the eyes of ordinary people such as Britain, France and Germany.
The population is also quite large, as high as more than 46 million!
With this land area and this population, it can be called a "big country" anywhere.
For such a big country, the national GDP at that time was less than 70 billion U.S. dollars, and the per capita income was less than 1,000 U.S. dollars. This is still a year!
On average, the per capita income is 80 U.S. dollars per month...
The world ranks more than 100 countries with almost the same income are countries such as Honduras, Congo, Kribati, and Equatorial Guinea...
It can be said to be one of the poorest countries in Europe.
So we can't blame Yanukovych for thinking of exchanging benefits in everything. He always wanted to ask Wang Ye for financial assistance, but he couldn't help it.
"Actually, compared with CHEP, I think it is more necessary to establish an economic cooperation organization like the European Union. Within this cooperation framework, everyone can communicate with each other, mutual tariff exemption, and rich countries help poorer countries. Brotherhood." Yanukovych sighed.
Wang Ye smiled and reassured him: "There will be all these, but we have to do it step by step. Regarding the plan of the Economic Cooperation Organization, I am already preparing, and it may be formally proposed within this year."
Since becoming the director of the National Economic Commission, Wang Ye has also started to supplement economic knowledge and world economic history.
Just relying on the superficial experience he accumulated in his previous life, he will definitely not be able to cope with the current job. If he doesn't learn and improve, he will show his timidity sooner or later!
The plan of the Economic Cooperation Organization he mentioned today was conceived during his study.
It mainly refers to the famous "Molotov plan" in history, and Wang Ye named his plan "Mikhail plan"!
Wang Ye doesn't mind making a splash for such a big event that is destined to go down in history...
The Molotov Plan was specially formulated in the former Soviet Union in response to the Marshall Plan proposed by the United States. It can be described as **** for tat!
The intention of the old American Marshall Plan is to revive Europe to fight against the former Soviet Union.
Then the Molotov plan proposed by the former Soviet Union was of course to unite the Eastern European camp at that time and deal with the "economic offensive" of the old United States.
The "Molotov Plan" was later known as the "Committee for Mutual Economic Assistance" or "Committee for Mutual Economic Assistance", including ten member states.
The core is naturally the former Soviet Union, and the rest of the member states are all neighboring countries in Eastern Europe.
The total population of the member states accounts for 10% of the world's population, and 25% of the gross national product, which has also exerted a great influence internationally.
Of course, with the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the Economic and Trade Association also died at the same time...
Now Wang Ye has picked up this plan again, and then modified it to better meet the current world environment. It is named "Mikhail Plan" and plans to launch it again!
In fact, this kind of economic cooperation organization is very common in the world. The more famous ones are "WTO", "EU", "ASEAN", "RECP", "G20", "North American Free Trade Area", "AsiPacific Economic Organization" and so on!
A country can also participate in multiple similar economic organizations.
Actually, it can also be seen from this that the relationship between countries is sometimes a bit like a girls' dormitory, "four girls and ten WeChat groups"!
There are more than 100 countries in the world, and there are countless organizations of all kinds!
After roughly explaining his plan to Yanukovych, Wang Ye said in an unquestionable tone:
"This new economic cooperation organization must play its due role!
For this reason, in the early stage, as the sponsoring country of the cooperation organization, Moscow will invest no less than 30 billion U.S. dollars in aid funds every year to assist other more difficult member states to develop their economies.
This amount will be further increased when our finances are relatively ample.
50 billion a year, or even over 100 billion! "
These days, if you want to be a "big brother", you still have to spend real money.
I don't want the child to be caught by a wolf.
Why did the Marshall Plan of the old United States succeed so much, but the Molotov Plan of the former Soviet Union failed.
That's because the old beauty really gave money, but the former Soviet Union was so reluctant to pay, and instead tried to make money from other member states in different ways!
Wang Ye must learn this lesson.
Besides, spending the money is not called waste, but investment!
As long as these neighboring fraternal countries become rich, they will definitely bring greater returns to Moscow.
Hearing the numbers that Wang Ye said, Yanukovych almost drooled...
Uzbekistan's annual GDP in 2004 was only US$70 billion, and its fiscal revenue was even more pitiful.
According to international practice, a country's fiscal revenue usually accounts for between 20% and 30% of the country's GDP, which is equivalent to Uzbekistan's fiscal revenue for the whole of last year was less than US$20 billion...
What is the "Mikhail Plan" that Wang Ye is working on now, and it will invest 30 billion U.S. dollars in economic aid in the first year. Given the size and importance of Uzbekistan, it will definitely be a big hit!
Three billion U.S. dollars, should be able to take away ten billion U.S. dollars.
Such a calculation is equivalent to a direct increase of 50% of the national fiscal revenue!
Then I will have a lot more money in my hands, and many policies that cannot be implemented now can also be implemented, and many tasks that cannot be advanced can also be smoothly advanced.
Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to say:
"Director Mikhail's plan is simply... simply too great!
Once it can be implemented, it will benefit the entire Eastern European region, and hundreds of millions of ordinary people will benefit from it.
Uzbekistan supports such a plan that is beneficial to the people!
I can now make a statement on behalf of Uzbekistan. We must participate in this economic cooperation organization!
By the way, when do you plan to hold a preparatory meeting? "
Wang Ye smiled slightly, "Let's put it after the CHEP meeting. It just so happens that all countries are gathered in Moscow. Let's discuss it together and put this plan on the agenda as soon as possible."
Having reached this point, Yanukovych no longer cared about being reserved, and immediately stated:
"That's great!
We are going to participate in this CHEP anyway, and I will be there in person when the meeting is held.
After I took office, I haven't made an official visit yet. I was supposed to arrange a visit to Moscow, so we happened to be together. "
It was as simple as that, Wang Ye made a decision on the spot, agreeing that Uzbekistan should participate in this meeting of CHEP, and at that time, all member states would vote on whether to allow Uzbekistan to join the organization.
Although the meeting has not yet been held, the result is obvious, and there should be no objections from member states.
After all, the strength of Uzbekistan is not too bad. Having such a member state will do more good than harm to everyone, and there is no reason to object.
After discussing the business, Yanukovych was in a happy mood and took Wang Ye to visit the Independence Square and the nearby Hagia Sophia with great interest.
Before the dinner began, a press conference was held to announce a series of cooperation agreements reached by the two parties.
These are the results of negotiations with the entourage brought by Wang Ye. They are nothing more than some exchange and cooperation projects in economics, culture, etc., which are not painful or itchy.
The real heavyweight negotiation result, that is, the matter of Uzbekistan's upcoming joining of CHEP, has not been made public for the time being.
At the dinner party, Wang Ye had a chance to chat with Natalia.
Natalia, who was dressed in the uniform of the Attorney General, looked heroic, and her blue eyes were full of tenderness.
She in front of Wang Ye is completely different from her sitting in the office.
However, in front of so many people, the two could only hug lightly, and then had a cordial conversation.
Because Wang Ye was the focal point of the entire banquet hall, there were too many people waiting in line to shake hands and chat with him, so Wang Ye didn't say much to Natalia.
Just before turning around and leaving, he whispered, "Find me at the hotel later."
Natalia nodded slightly with a blushing face, expressing that she remembered.
The place where Wang Ye stayed was of course not an ordinary hotel, but a place dedicated to receiving important guests. As one of the top figures in Kifu, Natalia could find it without asking.
As for whether Yanukovych and Yulia would know about her going to find Wang Ye in the past, that's up to them.
Anyway, Natalia doesn't want to miss a good night...
(end of this chapter)