Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation Batyr Niyazliev participated in the 95th meeting of the CIS Economic Council in Moscow.

Participants exchanged views on topical issues of economic cooperation in the CIS, particularly the implementation of the List of joint response measures to emerging problems adopted at the June meeting. The first results of this work were presented during the meeting, the press service of the CIS Executive Committee reports.

Attendees considered the issue “On the draft Agreement on free trade in services, the establishment, operation, and implementation of investments” the main goals of which are to ensure the sustainable development of the functioning of the free trade zone in both services and goods, the liberalization of the conditions for investment activity, which predetermines the flow of goods and services.

The draft Agreement on cooperation between the CIS member states on prevention and response to emergencies in the field of public health of a sanitary and epidemiological nature was approved during the meeting.

The issue of the Interstate Target Program “Recultivation of the territories of states affected by uranium mining” was also considered. The information of the customer - the coordinator of the Program of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom on the implementation of the Program in 2021 was approved. The program is designed to provide safe living conditions and social rehabilitation for the population in the regions and reduce the risk of emergencies.

During the meeting, a Report on the activities of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy in 2018–2021 was presented, and also other topical issues were considered.

The next meeting of the CIS Economic Council is scheduled for December 9, 2022 in Moscow.