1st Meeting of the Working Body coordinating the activities of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on Establishment of Free Trade Area

On May 18, 2018, the first meeting of the Working Body coordinating the activities of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on Establishment of Free Trade Area between the GUUAM Participating States was held in the GUAM Secretariat in Kyiv with the participation of relevant Departments, Embassies of the GUAM Member States and GUAM Secretariat.

During the meeting, it was discussed the results of the Experts Meeting (15.05.2018, Baku) on the harmonization of the Protocol on approval of the Regulations on the establishment and activity of the Working Body coordinating the actions of the Contracting Parties of  the Agreement on Establishment of Free Trade Area between the GUUAM Participating States of July 20, 2002.

The participants exchanged information on the state of trade and economic cooperation among the GUAM Member States and recommended that they ensure the successive presence of national delegations at the following meetings.

At the meeting, it was also decided to synchronize the Chairmanship in the Working Body with the Chairmanship in the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM.