CIS states should give up protectionism in favour of further trade liberalization – Belarus premier
<p> MINSK, May 28 - PrimePress. The CIS countries (CIS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) should abandon the practice of unconditional protectionism in favour of further development of trade, removal of existing restrictions. Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko made a statement to this effect at a meeting with the participants of the CIS Heads of Government Council summit on 28 May. </p> <p> </p> <p> “If we truly want to stay ahead instead of catching up, we have to radically revise approaches to our cooperation, abandon the practice of unconditional protectionism in favour of further development of trade, removal of existing restrictions, invigoration of multilateral ties, and enhancement of the cooperation potential,” said Golovchenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, a number of the main economic indicators of the CIS states decreased in 2020. “Experts already describe the current global crisis as the worst one since World War Two. But everyone knows that any crisis ends sooner or later with recovery and upturn. The question is how fast we can recover and at what pace we will start growing.” The prime minister noted that a number of important decisions and documents had been passed recently. Those are primarily a CIS development concept and a strategy of the CIS economic development till 2030. </p> <p> </p> <p> Founded in 1991, the CIS is an international organization that includes some of the republics of the former Soviet Union. The CIS is not a supranational entity and functions on a voluntary basis. End </p>
2021-05-29
Primepress
CIS states should give up protectionism in favour of further trade liberalization – Belarus premier
MINSK, May 28 - PrimePress. The CIS countries (CIS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) should abandon the practice of unconditional protectionism in favour of further development of trade, removal of existing restrictions. Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko made a statement to this effect at a meeting with the participants of the CIS Heads of Government Council summit on 28 May.
“If we truly want to stay ahead instead of catching up, we have to radically revise approaches to our cooperation, abandon the practice of unconditional protectionism in favour of further development of trade, removal of existing restrictions, invigoration of multilateral ties, and enhancement of the cooperation potential,” said Golovchenko.
In his words, a number of the main economic indicators of the CIS states decreased in 2020. “Experts already describe the current global crisis as the worst one since World War Two. But everyone knows that any crisis ends sooner or later with recovery and upturn. The question is how fast we can recover and at what pace we will start growing.” The prime minister noted that a number of important decisions and documents had been passed recently. Those are primarily a CIS development concept and a strategy of the CIS economic development till 2030.
Founded in 1991, the CIS is an international organization that includes some of the republics of the former Soviet Union. The CIS is not a supranational entity and functions on a voluntary basis. End