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On June 30, the 86th session of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States took place, which was first held remotely in the form of video conference. The agenda of the meeting included issues covering various areas of economic cooperation of the CIS member states.

The heads of delegations of the Commonwealth countries exchanged views on the socio-economic condition of the CIS member states and possible collective measures to minimize the negative consequences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CIS Economic Council approved and introduced for consideration by the Council of Heads of Government a Decision on financial support for the activities of the bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2020, an Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for ensuring transport security in the territories of the CIS member states, during conducting international traffic for the period 2020− 2025, and also approved the Action Plan for the implementation of the Concept on cooperation of the member states in the field of combating cancer for 2020-2024.

Issues on the need to prepare an Action Plan for the implementation of the first stage (2021-2025) of the CIS Economic Development Strategy until 2030, taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic, the realization of the CIS Interstate Innovative Cooperation Program in 2019 and for the period to 2020, in line with the set of measures for 2017–2020, information on the implementation of decisions of the CIS Economic Council. Meanwhile, a review of the business climate, benefits for investors, free economic zones, industrial and scientific and technical parks of the CIS member states were considered.

The meeting participants also discussed organizational issues, in particular, the issue of holding the next 87th meeting of the CIS Economic Council on September 11, 2020 in Tashkent.

Following the meeting, the participants decided to continue economic cooperation, also within the framework of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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