Russian President to attend meeting of CIS Council of Heads of State
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By Gunay Hasanova
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the meeting of Council of Heads of CIS member states on September 16 in Bishkek, said the Kremlin on September 14.
In the framework of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of CIS, the heads of the states will sum up the activities of the interstate associations and exchange views on key issues regarding the further development of Commonwealth, RIA Novosti reported.
The meeting is expected to adopt a number of multilateral instruments, including statements on combating international terrorism and drug problem in connection with the 25th anniversary of CIS and the occasion of 70th anniversary of the accomplishment of the Nuremberg Tribunal, established after World War II for trial of main criminals responsible for Nazi crimes.
In addition, it is planned to sign some documents on organizational decisions, particularly regarding Russian chairmanship in the CIS in 2017.
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was created in December 1991. The CIS united Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
However, in 2008 Georgia withdrew its membership.
The CIS has few supranational powers but aims to be more than a purely symbolic organization, nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realm of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security.
Integration of the countries in the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States is executed through its coordinating institutions (charter bodies, executive bodies and the bodies of branch cooperation of the CIS).
The Council of the Heads of States is one of the charter bodies.
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