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Nikol Pashinyan to take part in EIC meeting in Almaty

Nikol Pashinyan to take part in EIC meeting in Almaty

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will take part in Eurasian Intergovernmental Council's meeting (EIC) in Almaty. The information was confirmed to ArmInfo in the press service of the head of the Armenian Cabinet.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Kazakhstan, on February 2-3, 2023, a regular meeting of the EIC and  the international digitalization forum "Digital Almaty: Digital  Partnership in a New Reality" will be held in Almaty. The event will  be attended by the heads of government of Kazakhstan, Armenia,  Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian  Economic Commission.

According to the ministry, Representatives of observer states to the  EAEU, the CIS Secretary General, heads of the Eurasian Development  Bank and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development are also  invited to the meeting.  The heads of government of the EAEU at a  meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Almaty will sign  an agreement on coordinated approaches to the regulation of foreign  exchange legal relations, said Aibek Smadiyarov, official  representative of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.  "The agenda of the  EIC meeting, which will traditionally be held in narrow and expanded  formats, covers a wide range of issues of trade and economic  cooperation, technical regulation, the EAEU integrated information  system and other topical issues. On February 3, the prime ministers  of the EAEU countries will take part in the plenary session of the  annual Forum Digital Almaty. Traditionally, prominent political and  public figures, heads of large digital companies, IT business leaders  and digital industry experts are expected to participate in the  forum," the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said.  In addition, the forum  will host an international exhibition of thematic projects and the  Digital Almaty Awards ceremony.