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CIS Foreign Ministerial Council meets in Kiev

09 April 2011 [12:47] - TODAY.AZ
Regular session of Ministerial Council of foreign affairs of the Commonwealths of Independent States (CIS), held under the chairmanship of Hamrokhon Zarifi, the minister of foreign affairs of Tajikistan, ended here. The Azerbaijani side at the forum was represented by the deputy foreign minister Khalaf Khalafov.

At first, the heads of delegations have met in narrow format, then - in the expanded format.

Chairman of the Executive Committee, CIS Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev informed on results of private meeting.

Participants agreed the project of the Statement of the CIS heads of the states-participants in connection with the 20th anniversary of formation of the CIS which will be submitted for consideration to the Council of heads of the states of Commonwealth. Participants of session have adopted a decision on creation of working group for the further preparation of the Analytical Report - "Results of CIS activity for 20 years and the future tasks".

At the session, also was adopted the project of the Appeal of heads of the CIS member states to the people of the states-participants of Commonwealth and world community in connection with 70th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

The session participants heard the report on activity of Council of heads of the state news agencies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Information council) and recommended to Council to continue work on perfection of the mechanism of information exchange on CIS space for active assistance to integration processes.

The sides have considered and made appropriate decisions under projects of the Concept of Development of Education in sphere of culture and art of the CIS member states and the Basic Actions of cooperation of the Commonwealth states in the field of culture till 2015.

At session, also were discussed other questions, and also agreed periods and venue of the next session of Council. As stated, it will take place on the eve of session of Council of heads of the states in September current year in Dushanbe.

President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych received the heads of delegations.


/AzerTAc/
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