Khankendi meeting focuses on expanding antimonopoly cooperation among CIS countries
Kyrgyzstan to host 62nd meeting of CIS Interstate Council on Antimonopoly Policy
Khankendi, October 29, AZERTAC
The 61st meeting of the Interstate Council on Antimonopoly Policy of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan.
Organized by the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the meeting aimed to promote cooperation among the competition authorities of CIS member states, facilitate the exchange of experience in applying competition legislation, and strengthen joint efforts to protect competition.
The participants discussed issues related to the implementation of competition legislation, current market challenges, and the development of cooperation among CIS member states.
The meeting featured speeches by Elnur Baghirov, Chairman of the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control; Aleksandr Yakovchits, Belarusian Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade; and Denis Trefilov, Deputy Secretary General of the CIS. Officials from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia also delivered reports.
The speakers highlighted recent developments in competition policy across CIS countries, emphasizing the importance of sharing experience and coordinating responses to challenges arising from digitalization, artificial intelligence, cross-border business activities and global supply chains.
The meeting also reviewed the implementation of previous decisions, the work of the joint task force investigating antimonopoly violations, and prospects for expanding cooperation among member states.
The participants decided that Kazakhstan would assume the Council’s next chairmanship and that its 62nd meeting would be held in Kyrgyzstan.
Established under the Agreement on the Implementation of Antimonopoly Policy signed on December 23, 1993, the Council coordinates competition policy, promotes cooperation on antimonopoly legislation, and develops common approaches to protecting competition among CIS member states. Azerbaijan is represented on the Council by the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control, while Belarus currently holds the chairmanship.
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