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A meeting of the Council of CIS heads of governments will be held on May 31 in Minsk, the website of the CIS executive committee said.

It is assumed that the meeting will be attended by prime ministers of six countries: Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia and Tajikistan, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reported.

It is expected that the delegation of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan will be headed by the first deputy prime ministers. Moldova will be represented the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said.

According to Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich, the heads of delegations participating in the meeting will be received by President Alexander Lukashenko.

The Council of Heads of Government will consider over 30 issues related to the cooperation of the Commonwealth countries in economic, humanitarian, security, education and innovation fields.

It is assumed that the council will approve the protocol on accession of Uzbekistan to the Agreement on free trade zone within the CIS.

The CIS heads of governments will discuss the use of nuclear energy and the creation of the CIS bank of patents and innovations.

It was proposed to include issue on the agenda concerning cooperation in the field of environmental protection.

During the meeting, they will also determine measures to further strengthen stability and security and intensify cooperation in education.