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Name of the organization |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
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General information about the organization |
· Establishment day: 21st December, 1991; · The Charter was signed 22nd January, 1993; · Member States: Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Armenia, Ukraine (Ukraine is in the process of leaving the CIS since 2014) · Organizational structure: o Secretariat - Executive Committee o Council of Heads of State o Council of Heads of Government o Economic Council o Commission on Economic Affairs under the Economic Council o Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs o Economic Court o Council of CIS Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives · Sergey Lebedev – General Secretary of CIS (since 5th October, 2007) |
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Information about cooperation between Azerbaijan and the organization |
· Participation in the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS is ensured at the level of the head of state, in the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government – at the level of the Prime Minister, in the meeting of the Economic Council – at the level of the Deputy Prime Minister (all on a permanent basis). · Concept of the future development of the CIS (18th December, 2020) was signed by the President, the Economic Development Strategy of the CIS until 2030 (29th May, 2020) by the Prime Minister (both with dissenting opinion) o The Concept is a set of coordinated views of the CIS member states that reflect the common vision of the CIS, the goals and directions of its evolution, the document defines economic cooperation as the main priority for the CIS. o The main goal of the Strategy is to create favorable conditions for sustainable economic development, raising the standard of living, and improving the well-being of the citizens of the CIS member states. |
