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- June 16, 2008. Kurmanbek Bakiyev: Intellectual property is the source of economic growth
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President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev received director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Kamil Idris and president of Eurasian Patent Organization (EPO) Alexander Grigoriev, who arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in a work of the international symposium entitled "Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge", which will take place in Cholponata between June 16 and 18. President K.Bakiyev expressed gratitude to WIPO and EPO for supporting and assisting Kyrgyzstan in the field of protecting the rights on intellectual property. He expressed hope the symposium's work will be successful and fruitful. The head of state said the intellectual property is the source of economic growth, development of cultural potential of the country, growth of people's welfare. "Kyrgyzstan does not have liberal supplies of oil. However, we have the main wealth - human resource - intellectual potential of people. We stake on development of real economic sector, particularly, a new tax code is worked out, oriented on creation of maximum favorable conditions for development of small and medium business, improving investment climate in the republic", - said K.Bakiyev. K.Idris said Kyrgyzstan is rich with its priceless cultural heritage.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: International Organizations Theme: Private Sector Development Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No
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