A wide range of topical issues of economic cooperation between the CIS member states is considered.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Overchuk took part in the 100th meeting of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States, held in Moscow.
In 2024, the presidency of the Commonwealth of Independent States will be transferred from the Kyrgyz Republic to the Russian Federation. During the meeting, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Kasymaliyev noted that the implementation of the economic agenda of the Kyrgyz Republic’s chairmanship in the CIS has been completed, almost all the planned activities for 2023 have been completed. The chairmanship of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States was transferred to Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk.
In his speech, Alexey Overchuk thanked the Kyrgyz Republic for its chairmanship and the contribution made by Kyrgyzstan as Chairman of the CIS Economic Council to the development of the Commonwealth, and named the main priorities of the Russian presidency.
“Our joint efforts within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States are aimed at improving the quality of life of our people. In the year of the presidency of the Russian Federation in the CIS, we see our task in making every effort to build up the positive dynamics of the development of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which it has demonstrated in recent years. The priorities proposed by the Russian Federation are enshrined in the Concept of the Presidency of the Russian Federation in the CIS in 2024, they were presented by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin at a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, which was held in Bishkek on October 13, 2023. We propose to implement a common creative agenda aimed at further strengthening the Commonwealth as an integration association, increasing its international authority, and enhancing the role of the Commonwealth in the world. We propose to give priority attention to the development of integration processes in the field of food security, energy security, industrial cooperation, transport and logistics connectivity, ecology, innovation, digitalization. I would like to note that the Concept of Russia’s Presidency in the CIS, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, covers all the main spheres of life of our countries and peoples, and its implementation will further strengthen our Commonwealth. Together we will be able to develop the positive trends in various areas that exist today, and we will contribute to the development of our countries and our economies,” the Deputy Prime Minister stressed.
The participants of the meeting of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States discussed topical issues of trade and economic cooperation between the member states of the Commonwealth. In particular, the draft action plan for optimizing the infrastructure and development of international transport corridors passing through the territories of the CIS member states for the period up to 2030, aimed at expanding and deepening cooperation between transport ministries and departments of the CIS member states in the field of development of international transport corridors (ITC) through the implementation of agreed measures to improve them, was considered functioning. The implementation of the action plan will ensure the most effective use of the capabilities of the CIS ITC, will create conditions for increasing their competitiveness, attracting cargo flows, and realizing the transport and transit potential of the CIS member states.
The draft Concept of Cooperation of the CIS member states in the field of energy for the period up to 2035 and the plan of priority measures for its implementation, a report on the activities of the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification in 2018-2022 were also considered.
The members of the Council were provided with information on obstacles in mutual trade of the CIS member States and recommendations for their elimination, which reflected the results of work with incoming claims of the CIS member States on existing obstacles in mutual trade.
The draft List of measures for 2024-2030 in the field of countering intellectual property offenses to support the stages of implementation of the Economic Development Strategy of the Commonwealth of Independent States for the period up to 2030 was considered.
The next meeting of the CIS Economic Council, chaired by the Russian Federation, is scheduled for March 29, 2024.
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