The state and prospects of Kazakhstan's participation in the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the international geopolitical situation were discussed at the session.
Speaking at the meeting, the President stressed that the EEU has good prospects, despite the unfavorable world market environment and other external conditions that do not allow achieving full potential of integration association.
Kazakhstan business will have great opportunities for establishing interstate cooperation and increasing exports. At the same time, it is necessary to take measures for reducing the impact of negative factors on the socio-economic development of Kazakhstan and activities of the EEU in general.
Nursultan Nazarbayev paid special attention to the development of measures for protecting and supporting domestic producers, raising the competitiveness of their goods and services on the markets of the EEU member-states and on the regional scale.
The discussion highlighted the need to ensure equal and fair competition for entrepreneurs, as well as compliance with the measures of sanitary-epidemiological, veterinary, and phytosanitary control by all the countries.
In addition, topical issues of the international agenda, the situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan were discussed during the session of the Security Council.
The Head of the State stressed the need for careful monitoring of the processes in the world and the region in order to develop timely measures for the prevention of risks and threats to national security.
Following the session, the President of Kazakhstan gave a number of specific instructions to the Government.
