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19 August 2021, 09:54

Belarus PM off to Kyrgyzstan for Eurasian Intergovernmental Council session

MINSK, 19 August (BelTA) – Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko has headed to Kyrgyzstan to take part in an in-person meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Cholpon-Ata on 19-20 August, BelTA has learned.

According to the press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union countries will consider a list of exemptions and restrictions on the internal market of the Eurasian Economic Union to be eliminated in 2021-2022, the issue of aligning unilateral non-tariff measures, set for the export of goods, and also export customs duties. The participants of the meeting are expected to discuss issues of state (municipal) procurement, distribution of import customs duties between the budgets of the member states in 2020. The council also plans to discuss measures of insurance support for the member states’ mutual and foreign trade.

The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will consider issues related to the formation of a high-level working group on digital transformation in the EAEU, the development of the Eurasian (regional) organization for accreditation in conformity assessment, action plans (road maps) on the implementation of the main areas and stages of the EAEU coordinated transport policy for 2021-2023, and the development of a common market of organic agricultural products within the Eurasian Economic Union. Plans are in place to sign a memorandum on assistance to sustainable development of the transit potential and environmental safety of the EAEU railway transport.

The heads of the delegations of the countries attending the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council session are expected to meet with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov.

During his visit to Kyrgyzstan Roman Golovchenko is set to hold a working meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
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