As is informed from the press-service of the CIS Executive Committee, the 5th Forum of creative and scientific intelligentsia of the Commonwealth of Independent States opened in Moscow.
With the opening remarks, the CIS Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev addressed the Forum, noting that this year declared as a Year of Science and Innovation, "Innovative partnership and association of humanitarian potentials - the basis of dynamical development of the countries of Commonwealth" became the major theme of the Forum.
Sergey Lebedev informed on the Interstate target program of innovative cooperation for the period till 2020, the Strategy of Youth Cooperation, creation of the CIS Network University, the Plan of priority actions in sphere of humanitarian cooperation for 2011-2012.
The Forum passes in the format of two plenary sessions and seven profile sections. Besides, some round tables, sessions of Council on tourism and Council of rectors of conservatories of the CIS countries are expected to take place.
The forum is in progress.

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