CIS Interstate Council on cooperation in science, technologies and innovations to hold meeting in Minsk

MINSK. March 21. KAZINFORM /Aituar Mamlin/ The Interstate Council on cooperation in science, technologies and innovations will hold a session in Minsk on March 22-23, 2011, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.

The meeting participants are expected to sum up the results of the Interstate Council's work in 2010 and the results of performance of its decisions. They will also discuss the member-countries' scientific-technical and innovative potential.

The members of the Council plan to discuss the course of development of the Interstate Program of Innovative Cooperation till 2020 the goal of which is to create conditions for increasing global competitiveness of the CIS states; to transform it into a socially-oriented economy and to implement the priorities of economic development in innovations. The Program is expected to be adopted by the heads of government this year.