Regional and International Cooperation of CIS Countries to Promote SDG Implementation
SDG 17
20 November, 14:00-18:00
Academic Council Hall
Session
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the tasks for their implementation are conceptually aligned with the primary objectives of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) defined at the stage of its establishment. According to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is necessary to combine economic growth with solving key social and environmental problems, including: developing education and healthcare systems; improving social protection for the population; promoting employment; protecting the environment.
The CIS Charter also enshrines the promotion of the comprehensive and balanced economic and social development of its member states as one of its main goals. This involves forming a common economic space by developing interstate cooperation and integration processes. The activities of the Commonwealth of Independent States are conceptually aligned with the global Sustainable Development Goals, which helps to ensure stable socio-economic development of the region.
Purpose of the Session: the session will consider the interaction between the CIS countries in achieving the SDGs at the regional and global levels.
Figures and Facts
A comprehensive vision for the implementing the SDGs in the CIS is reflected in the Concept of Sustainable Development for the CIS Member States. The Concept emphasises that strengthening the civilizational community through natural cultural, historical and economic integration of peoples allows for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between the CIS member states, as well as strengthening their competitiveness in the global economy and providing a basis for the unique cultural development of each state.
Work to achieve virtually all Sustainable Development Goals in the CIS countries overlaps with programmes and plans for interaction in all areas of interaction in the humanitarian sphere.
The CIS countries differ in terms of their level of socio-economic development and the role that each country plays in the system of global partnership for development.
The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation are considered to be countries providing development assistance according to the OECD criteria. The remaining CIS countries are among the recipients of assistance. The Republic of Azerbaijan provides development assistance and it is also a recipient of assistance.
The GDP of the CIS member states grew by 3.8% in 2023, which is 1.1% higher than the global GDP growth.
Over the past four years, trade turnover in the CIS has increased by more than 2/3. In 2023, trade turnover in the CIS grew by 5.8%, it grew by 6.5% in the first quarter of this year.
In the first half of 2024, industrial production in the CIS as a whole amounted to 104.3% compared to the same period last year and commercial cargo transportation accounted for 104.9%
The provision of access to broadband Internet to the population of the CIS countries remains uneven.
Today the environmental dimension of the CIS activities also significantly contributes to building the potential of its member states in this area.
Discussion Issues
The role of the CIS in developing regional and international cooperation on sustainable development issues.
Central Asian countries and the SDGs.
South Caucasus countries and the SDGs.
Western flank countries of the CIS and the SDGs.
EAEU activities in sustainable development.
CIS–China–joint projects (Belt and Road Initiative – on infrastructure construction, Digital Silk Road, Green Silk Road).
Cooperation in sustainable development of individual countries of the region with the EU.
Participation of individual countries (Germany, Turkey, Republic of Korea, Japan) in the implementation of programmes to promote the sustainable development of the
countries in the region.
Migration issues and regional cooperation in solving them. Cases of regional cooperation in solving these issues.
Programme
Welcoming Address of the Session Moderators
Konstantin Kurylev (Russia)
Head of Department, Department of Theory and History of International Relations, RUDN University Н
Ibragim Mavlanov (Uzbekistan))
Full Professor, University of World Economy and Diplomacy of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Topic of the report
Green Energy for Sustainable Development in Uzbekistan: Formation and Development Trends
Ibragim Mavlanov (Uzbekistan)
Full Professor, University of World Economy and Diplomacy of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Topic of the report
Sustainable Development Goals in the EAEU: Main Approaches
Sergey Zhiltsov (Russia)
Head of Department, Department of Political Science and Political Philosophy, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Topic of the report
SDG 17 in Context of Integration Associations in Interaction and Complementarity (the Case of the CIS and SCO)
Kubatbek Rakhimov (Kyrgyzstan)
Executive Director, Applicata - Centre for Strategic Solutions Public Foundation; 2019-2020 - Full-Time Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic on macroeconomics and Eurasian integration
Topic of the report
Features of Achieving SDG 17 within the Eurasian Economic Union
Igor Filkevich (Russia)
Expert, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Member of the Eurasian Economic Commission Working Group, Advisor
Topic of the report
Strategic Initiatives of Tajikistan for Sustainable Development of Central Asia
Guzel Maitdinova (Tajikistan)
Full Professor, Department of Foreign Area Studies and Foreign Policy, Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University; Director, Centre for Geopolitical Studies, RTSU
Topic of the report
Development of the Northern Sea Route as Part of "Blue" Economy of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federationи
Maria Lagutina (Russia)
Full Professor, Department of World Politics, St. Petersburg State University
Topic of the report
Water Resources in Central Asian Countries’ Policies
Ardak Esdauletova (Kazakhstan)
Full Professor, Department of International Relations, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Topic of the report
Cooperation in Education in the CIS in Context of Integration Processes and Regional Development
Alexander Gushchin (Russia)
Senior Researcher, Institute of Eurasian and Interregional Studies, Russian State University for the Humanities
Topic of the report
Central Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Relations in context of Sustainable Development
Mirzohid Rakhimov (Uzbekistan)
Director, Centre for Contemporary History of Uzbekistan, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Topic of the report
Relations of the Republic of Belarus with the Global South Countries in Terms of SDGs
Alexander Tikhomirov (Belarus)
Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of International Relations, Belarusian State University
Topic of the report
Food Security as an Ideologeme of German Agricultural Policy in Central Asian Countries: Implementation Tools
Elena Kuzmenko (Russia)
Director of the Center for Research on International Humanitarian Communications, RUDN University
Topic of the report
Developing Sustainable Partnerships Between CIS Countries: Joint Contribution to the Modernisation of the Printing (Polygraphic) Industry and Publishing
