CIS Economic Council to hold sitting in St. Petersburg Nov 18

ST. PETERSBURG. November 11. KAZINFORM /Yelena Myagkova/ The Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States will hold a sitting in St. Petersburg, in Tauride Palace, November 18, the press service of the Executive Committee of the CIS informs.

The agenda of the summit includes 14 issues to discuss. These are, namely, establishment of a sectoral cooperation structure in the sphere of consumers' rights protection, a draft Agreement on establishment of information infrastructure of innovation activity of the CIS states, as well as the issues cocnerning legal protection and intellectual propetry protection.

Besides, the sides are expected to discuss draft Framework Program on cooperation of the CIS member states in the sphere of peaceful use of nuclear energy for the period till 2020, prospects of the activity of the Coordinating Board of Taxation Services of the CIS member states, trade policy and the Convention on CIS countries' near-border cooperation.

Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev is expected to take part in the sitting of the Economic Council.