SESSION OF COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF CIS GOVERNMENTS HELD IN MOSCOW
At session, were considered and accepted a number of documents on the further interaction of Commonwealth member-states. In particular, documents on economic cooperation within the framework of Commonwealth till 2010, about the common budget of CIS bodies for the next year, the concept of formation of the common electric power market, about counteraction to illegal trade in people, about combat against plunders of motor transport and other documents representing mutual interest.
Then, was held a press conference with participation of all heads of the governments of the states of Commonwealth during which sounded was the statement that it is necessary to continue mutually advantageous cooperation, to encourage integration between the countries in view of reforming bodies of this organization. It has been marked that 2006 has been declared the Year of the CIS in connection of which it is considered to carry out some actions. M. Fradkov informed that the following session of Council will take place in May next year in Dushanbe.
The first vice-premier of Azerbaijan Abbas Abbasov, answering the question on how Azerbaijan estimates results of the meeting and to what documents our country has not joined, has told: “Azerbaijan very positively estimates the given meeting as any meeting at level of the heads of governments, heads of the states creates new positives for fruitful cooperation within the framework of our common economic problems. The Azerbaijan side from 30 documents has not signed only some, those which had no basis. And practically on all economic questions Azerbaijan has joined”.
As has explained the head of the department of inter-regional economic relations of the Cabinet of Azerbaijan Republic Kamal Ismailzade, a member of the Azerbaijan delegation, Azerbaijan, having joined many documents, a part from them however has signed with proviso.
The agenda included some 30 questions which were signed without discussion. Azerbaijan has joined the decision on the plan of measures of carrying out of Year of the CIS in view of the financial opportunities, to the agreement of participants of the CIS on combat against trade in people.
Azerbaijan also has signed the decision on the vice-chairman of Executive Committee, has joined the document on performance of the plan of realization of the actions directed on development and increase of efficiency of interaction of the CIS states in economic sphere in 2003-2010.