Initiative of President Zhaparov discussed at Eurasia Global Forum in Orenburg

Bishkek, June 16, 2022. /Kabar/. A brainstorming session entitled “The Youth Agenda of the EAEU - a New Direction” held within the Eurasia Global Youth Forum in Russia’s Orenburg. Participants, including representatives of Kyrgyzstan, formed proposals for the development of youth cooperation between the countries, identifying trends of various youth groups, such as cultural workers, entrepreneurs, and IT specialists, in the economic processes of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The reason for the brainstorming was the initiative of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov on the establishment and annual holding of the Youth Forum of the Eurasian Economic Union. Teams identified trends and anti-trends, on the basis of which specific proposals were formed, among them: the increasing influence of the Russian language as an element of "soft power", the growth of intercultural interaction in the Union, the low level of mobility of Russian citizens in EAEU countries. The context of the discussion was set by the initiative of Kyrgyz President and Chairman of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Sadyr Zhaparov to establish and hold an annual EAEU Youth Forum. This initiative was also considered and fully supported during the Eurasian Economic Forum in Bishkek. The initiative of the Kyrgyz leader received absolute support at the Youth Forum in Orenburg. Young activists expressed readiness to assist in the implementation of this idea. The Seventh International Youth Forum Eurasia Global, which started on June 8, ended in Orenburg. For the first time in the seven-year history of the Forum, 22 ambassador candidates were elected by a vote of participants – they were representatives from the Donetsk People's Republic, Albania, Mongolia, Indonesia, Mexico, and other countries.