CIS government heads sign 12 co-op agreements in Minsk
Twelve international documents on cooperation were signed on May 31 at the meeting of CIS Heads of Government Council, Belarusian PM Mikhail Myasnikovich told at the press conference in Minsk, Belta news agency reported.
One of the final documents is the Protocol on Uzbekistan's accession to join the CIS free trade agreement. Thus, the agreement has been signed by nine states of the Commonwealth by now.
Myasnikov said that enlargement of the participation of CIS countries in the area of free trade shows its advantages - it is the barrier-free movement of capital, goods and services, conscientious competition, new forms of investment cooperation.
Documents in the fields of science, ecology, education, communication, physical training and sports were signed. An agreement on cooperation in use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes was signed as well.
Eleven pilot projects of the program of innovative cooperation of CIS countries were approved.