BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. Kyrgyz Prime
Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev called for the practical implementation
of agreements aimed at simplifying procedures and accelerating the
movement of goods during the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council
meeting in Cholpon-Ata.
This was reflected in a statement published by the Kyrgyz
government's press service on August 6.
"Quoting President Sadyr Japarov, Kasymaliev stressed the
importance of implementing agreements aimed at simplifying
procedures, accelerating the movement of goods and expanding market
access," the statement said.
According to the statement, the narrow-format session of the
Eurasian Intergovernmental Council focused on measures to deepen
economic integration within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU),
remove barriers and strengthen multilateral cooperation.
Following his opening remarks, Kasymaliev handed over the
chairmanship of the closed session to Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas
Bektenov, who currently chairs the Eurasian Intergovernmental
Council.
The meeting brought together Armenian Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinyan, Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin, Kazakh
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail
Mishustin and Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic
Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev.
The expanded session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council
will continue on August 7, when the participants are expected to
discuss more than 15 items on the union's economic agenda.
