Sergei Lebedev

Moscow to host CIS foreign ministers meeting in Autumn

Moscow to host CIS foreign ministers meeting in Autumn

A regular meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States Foreign Ministers Council will be held in Moscow on October 7, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev said at the Council’s meeting in Minsk. "We decided …

CIS mission to monitor elections in Azerbaijan

CIS mission to monitor elections in Azerbaijan

A Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) observation mission will work at the upcoming elections in Azerbaijan, Belarus and Russia, CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev said. "Next year will be a year of elections …

CIS reveals priority issues for 2024

CIS reveals priority issues for 2024

Defense cooperation issues will receive priority attention during Russia’s chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 2024, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev said. "Work is being …

Kyrgyzstan to host CIS summit in 2023

Kyrgyzstan to host CIS summit in 2023

Kyrgyzstan will be chairing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 2023, CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev said. "The issue of CIS chairmanship has been discussed. The delegation heads decided that Kyrgyzstan will be …

CIS Council of Heads of States kicks off in Ashgabat

CIS Council of Heads of States kicks off in Ashgabat

A session of the CIS Council of the Heads of States has opened in Ashgabat. It is taking place in the Turkmen Cabinet's building. Russia is represented at the meeting by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The …

Russia hosts CIS Foreign Ministers Council session

Russia hosts CIS Foreign Ministers Council session

The session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of CIS countries was held in Moscow today. According to the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the session's opening that the Commonwealth …

Heydar Aliyev commemorated in Moscow

Heydar Aliyev commemorated in Moscow

On Wednesday, December 12, events dedicated to memory of the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev will be held. It has been 15 years since he passed away, but to this day his memory is honored in Russia. On this …

Date of next CIS summit revealed

Date of next CIS summit revealed

The next CIS summit will be held in Turkmenistan’s Ashgabat city on October 11, 2019, head of the CIS Executive Committee Sergey Lebedev said at an expanded meeting of the Council of Heads of CIS …

Sochi to host meeting of CIS Heads of State Council

Sochi to host meeting of CIS Heads of State Council

The CIS Heads of State Council plans to hold its meeting in Sochi in October, the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev said. "The CIS Heads of State Council plans to hold …

Azerbaijan commemorates Heydar Aliyev

Azerbaijan commemorates Heydar Aliyev

Azerbaijan is marking the 13th anniversary of the death of the founder and the architect of the modern and independent state of Azerbaijan, national leader of Azerbaijan people Heydar Aliyev. Azerbaijani President …

 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. …