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The leaders of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan gathered in Kazakh capital to discuss further development of the Common Economic Space which was created by a four-side agreement in Yalta on September 19, 2003.
Mr Putin, Mr Lukashenko, Mr Kuchma and Mr Nazarbayev agreed to begin levying value-added tax in mutual trade of goods at the destination country from 1 January 2005, including natural gas, oil and gas condensates.
They ordered a High level group to prepare agreements necessary to simplify movement for citizens of the four countries across borders.
The Presidents signed a joint statement as well as approved the priority list of 29 international documents that are to be signed soon.
September 15, 2004, Kazakhstan