BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will focus on developing artificial intelligence, creating logistics hubs and digitalizing industry and agriculture as part of Kazakhstan’s priorities during its chairmanship, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said.
According to the press service of Kazakh government, he made the remark at the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.
The meeting in a restricted format was held under Kazakhstan’s chairmanship and brought together the heads of government of EAEU member states, including the prime ministers of Armenia, Belarus and Russia, the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
“Within the framework of Kazakhstan’s chairmanship in the bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union, we consistently advocate the development of artificial intelligence, the creation of logistics hubs, the digitalization of industry and the agro-industrial complex, ensuring barrier-free trade and building global dialogue with external partners,” Bektenov said.
According to him, these priorities were outlined by Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his address to the leaders of EAEU member states. The participants discussed measures aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability, increasing the economic potential of the region, expanding mutual trade and removing barriers within the EAEU market.
The meeting agenda also included food security and the development of trade and economic cooperation with major external partners of the union. Bektenov highlighted the importance of a new financial support mechanism in agriculture, which was signed by the heads of EAEU countries at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Astana in May.
According to the Kazakh Prime Minister, the mechanism will help sustain agricultural production growth, expand mutual trade and encourage joint cooperation projects among member states. “I am confident that the agreements reached following our meeting will make a significant contribution to achieving the set goals and further strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation within the EAEU,” Bektenov said.
The work of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will continue in an expanded format.
