23.05.2007, 11:39 2626

EU-UN Commission, UNESCAP, Secretariat of EurAsEC Integration Committee signed memorandum of mutual understanding

Almaty. May 23. Kazakhstan Today - Today within the limits of the 63rd UNESCAP session the Executive Secretary of the EU Commission of the United Nations Marek Belka, the UNESCAP Executive Secretary Kim Hak-Su and the EurAsEC Secretary General signed the memorandum of mutual understanding between the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (ECE), UNESCAP and the Secretariat of the EurAsEC Integration Committee, the agency reports.

ECE of the United Nations, UNESCAP and the Secretariat of the EurAsEC Integration Committee signed the document with a view of joined work in economic and social areas to promote regional economic cooperation and support the efforts directed at achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

According to the memorandum, the Secretariat will promote effective cooperation in support of achievement of the Millennium Development Goals formulated in the Declaration of the Millennium in the member states in such areas, as steady development and protection of environment, rational and effective utilization of water and energy resources, development of transport networks and assistance to simplification of transport operations, commercial policy, simplification of trading procedures, and information-communication technologies.

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