On October 10, the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will open a summit in Bishkek that is due to discuss a draft of the CIS Economic Development Strategy through 2020. During the summit, leaders of the CIS member-states will also adopt a document that designates energy as the key sphere of CIS nations’ cooperation in 2009, and a document on cooperation in counteracting illegal migration in 2009-2011.
Bishkek will also host a meeting of the EurAsEC Intergovernmental Council, which will be attended by Russian Federation President D. Medvedev and the leaders of the other five EurAsEC member-states: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.  The meeting will consider issues concerning the creation of a customs union and a single economic space between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan within the frameworks of the Community, with the subsequent ascendance of the other EurAsEC member-states.  The summit’s participants are also due to discuss the draft document of the Events in 2008-2010 and Subsequent Years Aimed at Implementing the Priority Lines of EurAsEC Development.  They are also due to discuss topical questions concerning improvements in EurAsEC operations, and the organization’s budget for 2008 and 2009.
Events accompanying the CIS heads of state and EurAsEC summits will be attended by Head of METROPOL Group of Companies and Chairman of Eurasian Business Council M. Slipenchuk, and by Deputy Chairman of Eurasian Business Council O. Mikhaylenko.