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14 Aug 2025

Turchin off to Kyrgyzstan for Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting

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MINSK, 14 August (BelTA) – Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has departed on a working visit to Kyrgyzstan to attend a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, which will take place in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan on 14-15 August, BelTA has learned.

The meeting in Cholpon-Ata will be held in both narrow and expanded formats. The heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states are expected to discuss the approval of a program to promote exchange trading on the common exchange (organized) commodity market, amendments to the action plan to implement the coordinated (harmonized) transport policy in the EAEU for 2024-2026, as well as the concept for developing common markets for medicines and medical devices.

In addition, the agenda includes the Eurasian Economic Commission's (EEC) annual report on the state of competition in cross-border markets and measures taken to prevent violations of common competition rules in 2024, as well as the progress made last year in implementing the priority action plan for the digitalization of freight rail transportation within the EAEU and the measures outlined in the “Digitalization of Transport Corridors” section of the plan for developing trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU and China.

The implementation of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council’s directive on regulatory approaches to climate agenda issues will also be discussed. The heads of government of the EAEU countries will further discuss progress in establishing common markets for oil, petroleum products, and gas in 2024. Additionally, a report on the feasibility of aligning qualification requirements for the most in-demand professions in the EAEU labor market and the procedures for verifying professional qualifications will be presented and reviewed.

The heads of the delegations are set to meet with Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov.