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Alexandr Avanesov

Armenian vice-premier represents nation at CIS, EAEU meetings 

Armenian vice-premier represents nation at CIS, EAEU meetings 

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime  Minister Mher Grigoryan represents Armenia at the meeting of the  heads of government of the CIS and the EAEU countries.

As reported by TASS, today, December 12, the prime ministers of the  CIS countries inspected the Bauman Moscow State Technical University  dormitory "Spectrum". They talked to the students living in the  dormitory. Students from Uzbekistan and Belarus live in one of the  rooms, the heads of government of these countries took pictures with  them as a keepsake. Then the heads of government got acquainted with  the work of the food court and the "Novoselye" information center at  the reception, where all the necessary documents for the settlement  and support of students are processed.

The CIS and EAEU Heads of Government meetings will be held on  December 12-13. In addition to deepening trade and economic  cooperation, the meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council will  discuss cultural and humanitarian cooperation. It is planned to  approve a plan of priority events in the field of humanitarian  cooperation of the CIS member states for 2025-2026. The document was  prepared taking into account the Year of the 80th Anniversary of  Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the Year of Peace and Unity in  the Fight against Nazism (2025), as well as the Year of Health (2026)  declared in the Commonwealth. It is planned that the prime ministers  of the Commonwealth countries will also sign other documents. Among  them is the Memorandum on Cooperation of the CIS Member States in the  Field of Digital Transformation of the Transport Complex. The  document envisages the creation of conditions for "institutional and  infrastructural transformations with the aim of building a digital  transport system of the CIS countries", including using digital  platforms and solutions.

The heads of delegations will also sign an Agreement on cooperation  between the CIS member states in developing civil shipbuilding and  manufacturing ship components. The document should promote the  development of civil shipbuilding in the Commonwealth, taking into  account key areas of economic modernization and national strategic  industry programs. 

It is planned to sign an agreement on training employees for penal  services, which provides for the training of bachelors, specialists,  masters, scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel in  postgraduate studies, as well as in additional professional programs.

During the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, in  addition to discussing economic integration, the parties will  exchange views on amending the regulation on the selection of joint  cooperation projects in industries and providing financial assistance  for their implementation.

The materials of the apparatus of the Cabinet of Ministers of the  Russian Federation note that the participants of the event will pay  special attention to the topic of energy cooperation, as well as the  creation of favorable conditions for the development of e-commerce  within the EAEU  

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