On 10 December 2010, President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov will participate in the session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the session of the Heads of States Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Heads of States Council of the CIS will consider over 20 documents, directed at boosting integration processes within the organization, Executive Committee of the CIS said.

The most important issue, which will be considered at the session, is decision on preparation of project on free trade zone agreement. The agreement will replace over 100 existing agreements, which will allow to eliminate many barriers in mutual trade.

It is planned that the text of agreement will be completed in near months and it will be offered to the heads of states to sign in the first half of 2011.

The summit will also discuss issues on announcement of 2011 as the Year of food security in the CIS. The main food security in the CIS is to ensure all population of the region with all types of food products.

The CIS leaders will also consider strategy on international youth cooperation within the CIS till 2020, the executive committee said. Presidents will discuss a concept of cooperation of the CIS countries in culture.