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Meeting of CIS Heads of State Council

Vladimir Putin took part in the meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council in Dushanbe.

September 28, 2018
11:50
Dushanbe
Before the Meeting of CIS Heads of State Council.
Before the Meeting of CIS Heads of State Council.
With President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon before the Meeting of CIS Heads of State Council.
Participants of the meeting of CIS Heads of State Council.
Participants of the meeting of CIS Heads of State Council.
Meeting of CIS Heads of State Council.
Meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council in expanded format.
Meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council in expanded format.
With Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov at the meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council in expanded format.
With First Deputy Prime Minister – Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council in expanded format.
Signing documents following the CIS Heads of State Council meeting.
After the CIS Heads of State Council meeting, Vladimir Putin briefly spoke with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
After the CIS Heads of State Council meeting, Vladimir Putin briefly spoke with President of Moldova Igor Dodon.
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Meeting of CIS Heads of State Council.

During the restricted format meeting the participants exchanged opinions on the current issues of the CIS Background information Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) . It was decided to pass on the CIS presidency 2019 to Turkmenistan, with the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan acting as co-chairs.

In his speech, the President of Russia stressed the importance of cooperation within the CIS in the political, socioeconomic, humanitarian and law-enforcement spheres. Vladimir Putin noted the need to expand the practice of mutual payments in national currencies and suggested using the potential of the Free Trade Zone Agreement as much as possible. Despite the difficult global economic situation, in January-June 2018, trade within the CIS increased by almost 15 percent to about $85 billion. The Russian President also touched on issues related to the coordination of actions on the international arena and in the United Nations.

The expanded meeting participants heard the reports on the Convention on Cooperation in Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space and on the preparations to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

A package of documents on enhancing cooperation was signed following the consultations.

The participants included President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan Pashinyan Nikol Pashinyan NikolPrime Minister of the Republic of Armenia , President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Aliyev Ilham Aliyev IlhamPresident of Azerbaijan , President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko Lukashenko Alexander Lukashenko AlexanderPresident of Belarus , President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Nazarbayev Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan , President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov Jeenbekov Sooronbay Jeenbekov Sooronbay , President of Moldova Igor Dodon Dodon Igor Dodon Igor , President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon Rahmon Emomali Rahmon EmomaliPresident of Tajikistan , Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Purli Agamyradov, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev Mirziyoyev Shavkat Mirziyoyev ShavkatPresident of Uzbekistan , and Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev.

See also

All news about the visit to Tajikistan
September 28, 2018

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Publication date: September 28, 2018, 11:50

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