CIS Premiers to consider 18 draft documents

Economic cooperation is proclaimed by the CIS member states as a priority direction of interaction within the Commonwealth. Main topic on the agenda will be an action plan on realization of the first stage (2009-2011) of the CIS Economic Development Strategy till 2020. The CIS Economic Development Strategy is a complex document representing a system of mutually agreed views of the CIS member states upon the common goals, priorities and prospects of socio-economic development in terms of deepening of interstate economic relations, aimed at transforming the Commonwealth into a significant participant in the system of international economic relations. Its purposes are to give new impulse to economic development in the CIS member countries, ensure stability and balanced economic growth, economic security, increase of welfare and life quality. The heads of the Governments are also expected to discuss a draft action plan in the sphere of humanitarian cooperation of the CIS for 2009-2010, joint action plan on creation of a single registration system for citizens of the third states and stateless persons entering the territory of the CIS states and other documents.