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Heads of CIS Customs Services to meet in Azerbaijan

Heads of CIS Customs Services to meet in Azerbaijan

The next meeting of the Council of heads of customs services of member countries of the CIS will be held in Azerbaijan, the State Customs Committee of the Republic said. "The decision to hold the meeting in Azerbaijan was adopted …

 Date set for next meeting of CIS foreign ministers

Date set for next meeting of CIS foreign ministers

The next meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council will take place in Tashkent on April 7, 2017, the head of the CIS Executive Committee, Sergei Lebedev, said at the meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council in Bishkek. …

CIS celebrates its 25th anniversary in Bishkek

CIS celebrates its 25th anniversary in Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, is hosting the anniversary 25th summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) today. A meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council has started in the framework of the summit.The foreign …

Putin to attend CIS Council in Bishkek

Putin to attend CIS Council in Bishkek

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet other heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Kyrgyzstan on September 16. "On September 16, Vladimir Putin will take part in the CIS Council of …

Putin discusses Syria with Russian Security Council

Putin discusses Syria with Russian Security Council

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Syrian crisis with the country’s Security Council in the wake of the latest agreement with the United States on a ceasefire in Syria, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry …

Uzbekistan: Life After Karimov

Uzbekistan: Life After Karimov

Analysts predict the new president will continue the political course of the late leader of the country

Russia to host CIS summit next year

Russia to host CIS summit next year

The CIS summit next year will be held in October in Russia, the head of the CIS Executive Committee, Sergei Lebedev, said "The meeting of the Heads of State Council 2017 will be held in Russia in …

Putin to open Russian school in Kyrgyzstan

Putin to open Russian school in Kyrgyzstan

Russian school will be opened in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, in September, the head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Slutsky said. "Russian Peace Foundation almost completed construction of …

 USSR and CIS: life "before" and "after"

USSR and CIS: life "before" and "after"

The majority of residents of 9 out of 11 surveyed former Soviet countries aged over 35 believe that believe life in the USSR was better than it has been since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Two-thirds of respondents in Russia who …

CIS prime ministers meet in Bishkek

CIS prime ministers meet in Bishkek

The Ala Archa Residence in Bishkek is hosting the meeting of the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Government. The meeting is held in a narrow format behind closed doors, but later it will continue in the extended format. The …

Lilia Gumerova: Russia is leading partner of Armenia

Lilia Gumerova: Russia is leading partner of Armenia

Russia is committed to a dialogue, cooperation and settlement of the most difficult problems in relations with the South Caucasus, including Armenia, the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture, …

Georgia's foreign trade turnover with CIS countries drops

Georgia's foreign trade turnover with CIS countries drops

The foreign trade turnover of Georgia with CIS countries dropped by 15% in January-April 2016 compared to the same period of 2015, amounting to $765 million, National Statistics Office of Georgia 'Gruzstat' reports. It should be …

Azerbaijan to host meeting with heads of CIS special services

Azerbaijan to host meeting with heads of CIS special services

Azerbaijan is to host the 41st meeting with the participation of heads of Safety Bodies and Special Services of the CIS member states (COPB) in the III-IV quarter of 2016 in. It was announced by the Russian FSB on the results of the 40th meeting …

 Lukashenko hopes for Ukraine and Georgia returning to CIS

Lukashenko hopes for Ukraine and Georgia returning to CIS

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko hopes that Ukraine and Georgia will return to the Commonwealth of Independent States. He made the statement during the meeting with heads of delegations of the Council of the Heads …