No official notification submitted by Ukraine on withdrawal from CIS

23 апреля 2018

Today, this was stated by the chairman of the Executive Committee, the executive secretary of the CIS. According to Sergei Lebedev, most experts agree that such withdrawal would not benefit either Ukraine or other members of the association.

On April 12, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ordered the Cabinet to prepare a document on the official termination of Ukraine’s participation in the CIS and finally close the representation at the institutions of the Commonwealth in Minsk.

Today the session of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the CIS member states is held in Minsk. The focus is on inter-ministerial consultations on topical issues as well as the work of the Anti-Terrorism Center.