Representatives of the foreign policy departments of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), during the consultations held in Minsk, agreed on the work plan for 2024. This was reported by the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.
“Representatives of the foreign policy departments of the CIS countries agreed on the work plan for 2024. Intermedias on the topic” On interaction within the CIS in 2024 “took place on February 8-9 at the headquarters of the Commonwealth,” the statement said.
The meeting was attended by diplomats from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee.
“Consulting participants discussed the prospects for expanding foreign policy, economic, cultural and humanitarian interaction, cooperation in the fields of security and counteracting new challenges and threats, and also expressed their national positions on topical issues of interaction within the framework of the Commonwealth. They also noted the effectiveness of the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Republic in the The CIS in 2023 expressed support for the efforts of the chairmanship of the Russian Federation in 2024, ”the report said.
The meeting confirmed the focus on the consistent development of cooperation in the CIS format, strengthening the coordination of positions and expanding the practice of supporting initiatives of the CIS states in the international arena and candidates for elected positions in international organizations, the preparation of joint statements on current issues of the international agenda, as well as ensuring the further dynamic development of the Commonwealth, taking into account the existing transport and logistics potential of the CIS, including within the framework of the implementation of the relevant regional and country projects.