BISHKEK, May 20. /TASS/. Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on Wednesday ratified a treaty on the republic’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, the new Russia-led political and economic bloc formed with Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia.

"The draft law ‘On ratification of international agreements on accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union’ has been prepared by the government of the country," the parliament’s press service told TASS, adding that 96 deputies voted for the legislation, while only two voted against it.

To become law, the legislation must be signed by President Almazbek Atambayev.