Russia supported Azerbaijan's initiative to fight violations in government procurement At the 61st session of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), held in Khankandi, Azerbaijan offered to consider issues of public procurement and possible violations of antimonopoly legislation in their implementation. The initiative was supported by Russia. We supported this initiative and intend to work together on this issue. At this stage, a list of key areas is determined - this is acceptance for participation in the procurement, conditions for their implementation as well as possible cartel agreements between the participants in procurement procedures. We will select specific aspects to work on and discuss them at the next meeting", said the Secretary of State, Deputy Head of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) of Russia Sergey Pozharevsky. According to him, this issue is of great importance to the anti-monopoly authorities, as it directly affects the issues of limiting competition, significant budget costs and ensuring accessibility for small businesses to participate in large procurement procedures. "This area of ​​work has already been recorded in the minutes of the meeting. Specific proposals for the content and structure of the profile report are expected to be examined in detail at the next meeting," Pozharevsky added. The Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of the Commonwealth of Nations is a platform for coordinating the efforts of the Commonwealth of Nations in the field of competition protection. The discussion of the problems of government procurement and cartel agreements is consistent with the general priorities of antitrust regulation in the Commonwealth of Nations.

Russia supported Azerbaijan's initiative to fight violations in government procurement At the 61st session of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), held in Khankandi, Azerbaijan offered to consider issues of public procurement and possible violations of antimonopoly legislation in their implementation. The initiative was supported by Russia. We supported this initiative and intend to work together on this issue. At this stage, a list of key areas is determined - this is acceptance for participation in the procurement, conditions for their implementation as well as possible cartel agreements between the participants in procurement procedures. We will select specific aspects to work on and discuss them at the next meeting", said the Secretary of State, Deputy Head of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) of Russia Sergey Pozharevsky. According to him, this issue is of great importance to the anti-monopoly authorities, as it directly affects the issues of limiting competition, significant budget costs and ensuring accessibility for small businesses to participate in large procurement procedures. "This area of ​​work has already been recorded in the minutes of the meeting. Specific proposals for the content and structure of the profile report are expected to be examined in detail at the next meeting," Pozharevsky added. The Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of the Commonwealth of Nations is a platform for coordinating the efforts of the Commonwealth of Nations in the field of competition protection. The discussion of the problems of government procurement and cartel agreements is consistent with the general priorities of antitrust regulation in the Commonwealth of Nations.