YEREVAN, MAY 20, ARMENPRESS. Around 1700 people from 15 countries will participate in the first Eurasian Economic Forum in Kyrgyzstan’s capital of Bishkek, Vice Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Arzibek Kojoshev said at a press conference, reports TASS.

“We expect that a total of about 1700 people will participate in the Eurasian Economic Forum”, he said, adding that as of this moment the representatives of ten countries of Latin America and South-East Asia have confirmed their participation. He informed that all members states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, will be represented at the Forum.

The Eurasian Economic Forum will start on May 26.

The Forum program includes a plenary session involving the Heads of the EAEU States and the Chairman of the EEC Board, as well as six panel discussions:

• "Eurasian Integration Strategic Development Prospects in the Time of Global Changes";
• "Financial Markets and Development Institutions: Opportunities for Macroeconomic Stability and Growth Points of the EAEU Countries’ Economies";
• "Manufacturing Industry and Agriculture as Drivers of the Union’s Economic Growth and Ensuring Economic Security";
• "Energy and Transport Infrastructure to Promote Economic Development and Integration";
• "EAEU Digital Agenda 2.0";
• "New Areas of Interaction in the EAEU".