The meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States has begun in Astana.
The meeting is chaired by Kazakhstan Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov and Heads of government of Azerbaijan – Ali Asadov, Belarus – Roman Golovchenko, Russia – Mikhail Mishustin, Tajikistan – Kohir Rasulzoda, Uzbekistan – Abdulla Aripov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Chief of Kyrgyz President’s Administration Akylbek Japarov, Vice Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Hojamyrat Geldimyradov are attending the meeting.
Kazakhstan Prime Minister İsmailov stated that the meeting was held face-to-face for the first time after the epidemic period, thus completing his country’s CIS term presidency.
The participants will discuss a number of issues including economic interaction in the Commonwealth of Independent States; the agreement on free trade in services; investment-related issues , as well holding a regular meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council etc.
Noting that they handed over the CIS Presidency to Kyrgyzstan, Prime Minister Ismailov added that the next prime ministers meeting was decided to be held in Sochi, Russia, in June 2023.
