Belarus' vice premier: CIS trade in services agreement almost agreed

The CIS agreement on a free trade zone in services has been almost agreed upon by experts, Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko told the media as he commented on the results of the meeting of the CIS Economic Council held under his chairmanship in Moscow on 24 September, BelTA has learned.

“The current topic that we have initiated is to accelerate the signing of the agreement on a free trade zone in services. We are pleased to note that this document has almost been agreed upon at the expert level,” said Igor Petrishenko. The vice premier added that the document would be submitted to the CIS countries for internal approval. Then it will be included to the agenda of the next meeting of the CIS Economic Council in December.

The participants of the session also heard out the CIS Council on Atomic Energy report. Among the topics discussed he also mentioned innovative cooperation. Chairman of the Interstate Council for Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation, Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus Aleksandr Shumilin and President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev presented a draft comprehensive action plan for 2021-2025 for implementation of the CIS interstate innovative cooperation program until 2030 at the meeting.