Sergei Lebedev. An archive photo
MINSK, 26 March (BelTA) – CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev has announced the agenda for the CIS Heads of Government Council in Dushanbe, BelTA has learned.
The CIS Heads of Government Council meeting is due to take place in Dushanbe on 5 June. “Tajikistan is presiding the CIS this year. Therefore, colleagues from Tajikistan have invited the CIS heads of government to their capital. It is expected that the agenda of the meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council will include 17 issues,” Sergei Lebedev said. “The issues are very important. The heads of delegations will exchange views on topical issues at the meetings of the CIS supreme bodies.”
According to the CIS secretary general, priority attention during the meeting will be given to economic cooperation. “The agenda will also include a number of issues that regulate cooperation in humanitarian affairs,” he said.
“As far as economic cooperation is concerned, a draft agreement on cooperation in the development of heavy engineering industries will be under consideration. This is a very important agreement. It took a lot of time to prepare it. We hope that it will contribute to better coordination of heavy engineering industries within the CIS. Plans are in place to consider concepts of cooperation in the light industry and healthcare,” said Sergei Lebedev. “The heads of government will consider a forum of volunteers as well. The volunteer movement is gaining momentum in the CIS countries, so such a forum is in the plans. The meeting will consider the regulation on the council of heads of state and public TV and radio organizations. Such a council has been long operating in the CIS, and a new regulation has been developed. In addition, the Commonwealth film festival will also be on the agenda.”
According to Sergei Lebedev, a number of issues to be considered by the heads of government will be discussed at a meeting of the CIS Economic Council in Tashkent in late April.
Minsk is hosting a joint meeting of the CIS Plenipotentiaries Council and the Economic Commission at the CIS Economic Council on 26 March. The participants of the event are set to discuss six issues. They include the draft agenda for the next meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council, analysis of the preparations for the next meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers council, implementation of the road map for the initiatives (economic cooperation) expressed by the heads of delegations during the meetings of the CIS Heads of State Council, the CIS Heads of Government Council, the CIS Foreign Ministers Council and the CIS Economic Council.
The participants of the joint meeting are to review the activities of the CIS sectoral cooperation bodies in 2024 and discuss the the work of the CIS Commission on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in 2021-2024. The event participants will take stock of the progress made in the implementation of the action plan for 2023-2025 to implement the memorandum on deepening cooperation between the CIS Executive Committee and the Eurasian Economic Commission.
The CIS Heads of Government Council meeting is due to take place in Dushanbe on 5 June. “Tajikistan is presiding the CIS this year. Therefore, colleagues from Tajikistan have invited the CIS heads of government to their capital. It is expected that the agenda of the meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council will include 17 issues,” Sergei Lebedev said. “The issues are very important. The heads of delegations will exchange views on topical issues at the meetings of the CIS supreme bodies.”
According to the CIS secretary general, priority attention during the meeting will be given to economic cooperation. “The agenda will also include a number of issues that regulate cooperation in humanitarian affairs,” he said.
“As far as economic cooperation is concerned, a draft agreement on cooperation in the development of heavy engineering industries will be under consideration. This is a very important agreement. It took a lot of time to prepare it. We hope that it will contribute to better coordination of heavy engineering industries within the CIS. Plans are in place to consider concepts of cooperation in the light industry and healthcare,” said Sergei Lebedev. “The heads of government will consider a forum of volunteers as well. The volunteer movement is gaining momentum in the CIS countries, so such a forum is in the plans. The meeting will consider the regulation on the council of heads of state and public TV and radio organizations. Such a council has been long operating in the CIS, and a new regulation has been developed. In addition, the Commonwealth film festival will also be on the agenda.”
According to Sergei Lebedev, a number of issues to be considered by the heads of government will be discussed at a meeting of the CIS Economic Council in Tashkent in late April.
Minsk is hosting a joint meeting of the CIS Plenipotentiaries Council and the Economic Commission at the CIS Economic Council on 26 March. The participants of the event are set to discuss six issues. They include the draft agenda for the next meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council, analysis of the preparations for the next meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers council, implementation of the road map for the initiatives (economic cooperation) expressed by the heads of delegations during the meetings of the CIS Heads of State Council, the CIS Heads of Government Council, the CIS Foreign Ministers Council and the CIS Economic Council.
The participants of the joint meeting are to review the activities of the CIS sectoral cooperation bodies in 2024 and discuss the the work of the CIS Commission on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in 2021-2024. The event participants will take stock of the progress made in the implementation of the action plan for 2023-2025 to implement the memorandum on deepening cooperation between the CIS Executive Committee and the Eurasian Economic Commission.
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