CIS: priority tasks for 2023 discussed

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in an informal meeting of the heads of the CIS countries on December 26 in St. Petersburg at the initiative of the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Qasim-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadir Japarov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahman, president of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nicole Pashinyan also attended the summit.

Summing up the results of cooperation in the current year, priority tasks for the upcoming 2023 were discussed. Opinions were also exchanged on topical issues of regional and international importance.

Today, Uzbekistan is developing cooperation within the CIS in three areas: in terms of policy and security, in the economic and humanitarian spheres.

In the CIS, priority tasks were to shape a full-fledged free trade area and strengthen interdependence in terms of Transportation.

Particular attention is paid to the integration of efforts to implement national programs and strategies aimed at deepening industrial cooperation, ensuring food, energy and environmental safety.

In subsequent years, Uzbekistan has activated its participation in the activities of the Commonwealth, signed more than 40 multilateral agreements and joined 23 sectoral bodies of the CIS.

In 2022, Uzbekistan's trade turnover with the Commonwealth countries increased by a third, more than 1 thousand joint ventures were created.