By Trend
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to attend the summit of
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Tajikistan’s
capital of Dushanbe on Friday and hold talks with Tajik and Kyrgyz
leaders, Emomalii Rahmon and Sooronbay Jeenbekov, TASS reports.
Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov earlier told reporters that the
presidents of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan
have confirmed their participation.
The leaders will hold one-on-one meetings, and will be later
joined by their delegation members. The heads of delegations are
expected to sign 18 documents, and also to approve passing the CIS
chairmanship to Turkmenistan in 2019.
Putin is due to meet on the sidelines of the summit with the
presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Besides, the Kremlin did
not rule out other brief contacts.
After the summit, the Tajik president will host a dinner for the
delegation heads at the Iram botanic garden.
According to the CIS Executive Committee, at the meeting of the
Council of the Heads of State, the sides plan to exchange views on
cooperation in the framework of the Commonwealth, and also discuss
issues regarding the chairmanship in the organization, the date and
venue of holding another Council’s meeting.
At the meeting with delegation members, the sides plan to focus
on political cooperation, further development of cooperation in
cultural and humanitarian areas, in ensuring security and also a
number of projects aimed improving the activity and legal basis of
the CIS.
The summit’s agenda says that the CIS leaders will make a
statement on occasion of the 70th anniversary of passing the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. The
document stresses the importance of boosting national efforts on
ensuring human rights and major freedoms enshrined in the
declaration, and also stepping up mutually beneficial and
respectful international cooperation in human rights taking into
account national and regional specifics, and various historic,
cultural and religious particularities of states.
Special attention will be paid to preparations for celebrations
in 2020 to mark 75 years since the Soviet defeat of Hitler’s forces
in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War.
The heads of state also plan to discuss an intergovernmental
program on joint steps to combat crime in 2019-2023. The five-year
program stipulates cooperation in countering drugs smuggling, human
trafficking and illegal migration, and also crimes in information
technologies.
Russia also put forward a draft CIS Convention on cooperation in
researching and using space for peaceful aims. The document
envisages joint work in scientific research and practical issues,
including solving the problems of utilizing space waste, navigation
support, manned flights and space services.
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