Novosti
2005-03-04 18:08
CIS COUNTRIES’ ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ON THE RISE
YEREVAN, March 4 (RIA Novosti’s Gamlet Matevosyan) – In the opinion of
Vladimir Rushailo, executive chairman of the CIS Executive Committee and CIS
executive secretary, the CIS countries’ economic integration is obviously on
the rise now.
“For instance, 24 interstate programs have been adopted in the economic
sphere, and 6 programs are at a feasibility study stage now. However, there
is a problem of enhancing efficiency,’ said Vladimir Rushailo to journalists
in Yerevan when talking about the results of his visit to Armenia.
In his words, great attention is given now to exhibitions and fairs. For
instance, the exhibits of four CIS countries, i.e., Armenia, Georgia,
Kirghizia and Ukraine, are functioning now at the All-Russia Exhibition
Centre (VVTs) in Moscow.
“The best of them is the Armenian exhibition presenting a wide range of
goods produced in Armenia,” Vladimir Rushailo noted.
He expressed hope that the number of CIS countries’ exhibits at the VVTs
would increase in the near future.
Apart from this, trading houses have been opened in a number of CIS
countries, i.e., in Russia, Belarus and Tajikistan. Soon, such trading
houses will also open in Uzbekistan and Armenia.
“These will be effective means of raising the CIS countries’ economic
integration level,” the CIS executive secretary said.
The head of the CIS Executive Committee was on a visit to Armenia on March
2-4. While in Yerevan, Vladimir Rushailo met with Robert Kocheryan,
Armenia’s president, Serj Sarkisyan, secretary of the National Security
Council and Armenia’s defense minister, Gegam Garibdjanyan, deputy foreign
minister, and Aik Arutunyan, the chief of Armenia’s police.
At the meetings, the sides discussed the implementation of the decisions
adopted by the summit of the CIS countries’ leaders in Astana last September
and preparations to the forthcoming sessions of CIS countries’ supreme
statutory bodies.