Tokayev proposed to start developing the CIS Development Strategy until 2035

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took the initiative to develop the CIS Development Strategy until 2035. He stated this at a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State in Turkmenistan, sb.by reports.

The President of Kazakhstan said: The current concept of development of the Commonwealth was approved in 2007 and updated six years ago. Programs and documents adopted subsequently are industry-specific and often uncorrelated. I think it is possible to combine them into a single interrelated system.”.

According to him, the CIS countries will have to answer the question: how they want to see the Commonwealth in the long term, and what place it should occupy in the rapidly changing geopolitical architecture of Eurasia.

Therefore, I propose that the Executive Committee, together with the governments of our countries, start developing the CIS Development Strategy until 2035. This is a medium-term perspective. It is important to focus on the priorities of fundamental importance for our countries: the economy, energy, infrastructure, high technologies, human capital. Such an approach will contribute to the coherence and continuity of our efforts in achieving sustainable progress, the President of Kazakhstan emphasized.

For Kazakhstan, the markets of the CIS countries are traditionally of great importance - they account for more than a quarter of the country's foreign trade. At the end of last year, it amounted to about $ 40 billion, and for seven months of this year it grew by 10 percent. Significant experience has been gained in establishing joint ventures. For example, Kazakhstan’s portfolio of industrial projects with the participation of the Russian Federation includes 178 projects and initiatives worth $61 billion, of which 124 have already been implemented, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev explained. Tokayev noted the important role of the Russian language in the CIS