CIS Foreign Ministers Council to be held in Sochi today

10 октября 2017

The summit will take place in two formats. In a narrow format, diplomats will examine the international agenda and cooperation in the Commonwealth. Foreign ministers prepared a block of humanitarian documents. Their goal is to support national sports, expand youth cooperation, including in the field of tourism. The agenda of the meeting will include 17 issues. Nine of them are the so-called carry-over issues.

The discussion will continue tomorrow at the level of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed his participation in the summit. The leaders of the Commonwealth will discuss a wide range of topics. One of the most significant documents of the Council will be is the declaration of the heads of state on the support of the institution of the family and traditional values.