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20.11.2024

Valentin Tataritsky, "Cooperation between the EAEU and the SCO in the field of consumer protection opens new possibilities for interregional dialogue"

Relevant matters of consumer protection and ways to deepen sectoral interaction between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are being discussed at a consultative meeting of consumer protection organizations of the SCO Member States, which is being held in Samarkand on November 20–22 at the initiative of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Valentin Tataritsky, Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, addressed the meeting with a welcoming speech. He noted the importance of Uzbekistan's initiative as an observer state at the Union and emphasized the positive experience and traditions of interaction between the EAEU and SCO states.

"The consultative meeting is an important step for developing global cooperation in the field of consumer protection. It creates new prospects for international cooperation, combining the potential of the EAEU and SCO countries in this area," the EEC Minister emphasized.

The meeting was organized by the Federation of Consumer Rights Protection Societies of Uzbekistan jointly with the SCO Center for Public Diplomacy and the Committee on Competition Development and Consumer Rights Protection.

During the meeting, the EEC representatives share the experience of international cooperation of the EAEU states in the field of consumer protection, as well as participate in the discussion of relevant matters, including cross-border dispute resolution and consumer protection in e-commerce and tourism.

On the sidelines of the event it is planned to hold meetings between representatives of the EEC and government agencies, as well as public and other organisations of Uzbekistan, dedicated to the implementation of the Joint Action Plan of the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2024–2026, signed in Yerevan in October this year.

The EAEU and the SCO consistently deepen their interaction. The Memorandum of Understanding between the EEC and the SCO Secretariat was signed on September 17, 2021.