CIS discusses cooperation agreement in transport security

08:04, 17 October 2013

MOSCOW. October 17. KAZINFORM A session of the CIS Economic Affairs Commission under the CIS Economic Council was held in Moscow on 16 October. The session was chaired by Belarus' Plenipotentiary Representative at the CIS Economic Council, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko, BelTA learnt from the press service of the diplomatic mission.

The participants of the session discussed the draft agreement on information exchange to enhance transport security, the draft agreement on interstate exchange of sci-tech information and the draft interstate radio-navigation program for the period until 2016.

The commission upheld the plan of action to enhance cross-border cooperation in 2014-2015 and a set of measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease for the period until 2020.

The members of the commission were informed about the work of the CIS Intergovernmental Council for Timber Processing Industry and Forestry, and the CIS Council of Heads of Customs Services and basic economic organizations of the CIS member states, BelTA reports.

The participants of the session discussed the results of the audits of the financial and economic operation of the executive directorate of the CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund held in 2012.

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