{"id":35735,"date":"2024-10-08T19:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=35735"},"modified":"2024-10-08T19:53:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:53:01","slug":"the-commonwealth-of-independent-states-cis-summit-signs-package-of-documents-on-mutual-cooperation-putin-for-enhancing-collaboration-in-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/the-commonwealth-of-independent-states-cis-summit-signs-package-of-documents-on-mutual-cooperation-putin-for-enhancing-collaboration-in-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit Signs Package of Documents on Mutual Cooperation &#8211; Putin for Enhancing Collaboration in the Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35739\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CIS_Summit_Moscow_2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CIS_Summit_Moscow_2024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CIS_Summit_Moscow_2024-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CIS_Summit_Moscow_2024-356x220.jpg 356w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CIS_Summit_Moscow_2024-696x429.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CIS_Summit_Moscow_2024-682x420.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit of the Heads of State Council took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Russia hosted the Summit as the current chair of the Commonwealth.<\/h5>\n<h5>After the talks, Vladimir Putin presented the CIS Letter of Recognition to Chairman of Heads of CIS Information Agencies Council Andrei Kondrashov, and the Order of Friendship to CIS Deputy Secretary General Ilkhom Nematov.<\/h5>\n<h5>Following the\u00a0CIS summit, a\u00a0package of\u00a0documents was signed, including an\u00a0appeal of\u00a0the\u00a0CIS Heads of\u00a0State to\u00a0the\u00a0CIS peoples and\u00a0the\u00a0international community on\u00a0the\u00a080<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of\u00a0the\u00a0victory of\u00a0the\u00a0Soviet people in\u00a0the\u00a0Great Patriotic War of\u00a01941\u20131945.<\/h5>\n<h5>The list of signed documents includes, the decisions on the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly\u2019s activities to strengthen integration cooperation; on the programme of the CIS member states\u2019 cooperation in deradicalisation for 2025\u20132027; on declaring 2027 the Year of Legal Education in the CIS; on declaring Lachin, Republic of Azerbaijan, the cultural capital of the CIS in 2025, the city of Meghri, Republic of Armenia, in 2026, and the city of Molodechno, Republic of Belarus, in 2027; on the honorary title of the 1941\u20131945 City of Labour Glory of the Commonwealth of Independent States. A decision On the Statement of the Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the Development of Cooperation in Civil Artificial Intelligence was also signed.<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the opening\u00a0 that interaction within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a key foreign policy priority for Russia, and Moscow will focus on enhancing collaboration in the region.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5>&#8220;I would like to emphasize that interaction within the CIS is one of the main priorities of Russia\u2019s foreign policy. These member countries are our closest neighbors, friends, and strategic partners. Of course, we are determined to strengthen our cooperation in every way possible,&#8221; the Russian president emphasized, reiterating that this was the focus of Russia\u2019s presidency in 2024 and the goal behind all the events it planned therein.<\/h5>\n<h5>&#8220;We would like to express our appreciation to all of our colleagues here today for their support and active participation in the work on their [relevant events\u2019] implementation,&#8221; Putin added.<\/h5>\n<h5>Regarding the meeting\u2019s agenda, the Russian president said it was quite extensive. &#8220;We will surely pay much attention to economic issues and prospects for further expansion of trade and investment cooperation in the CIS,&#8221; he said.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"V1Bf6eg1p3\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/armenia-refuses-to-endorse-two-statements-adopted-at-council-of-cis-foreign-ministers\/\">Armenia Refuses to Endorse Two Statements adopted at Council of CIS Foreign Ministers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Armenia Refuses to Endorse Two Statements adopted at Council of CIS Foreign Ministers&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/armenia-refuses-to-endorse-two-statements-adopted-at-council-of-cis-foreign-ministers\/embed\/#?secret=bv761zwWdG#?secret=V1Bf6eg1p3\" data-secret=\"V1Bf6eg1p3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Earlier the opening session held in restricted format. It was attended by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/192\/events\">Ilham Aliyev<\/a>, Prime Minister of\u00a0Armenia <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/550\/events\">Nikol Pashinyan<\/a>, President of\u00a0Belarus <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/119\/events\">Alexander Lukashenko<\/a>, President of\u00a0Kazakhstan <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/593\/events\">Kassym-Jomart Tokayev<\/a>, President of\u00a0Kyrgyzstan <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/659\/events\">Sadyr Japarov<\/a>, President of\u00a0Tajikistan <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/183\/events\">Emomali Rahmon<\/a>, President of\u00a0Turkmenistan <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/684\/events\">Serdar Berdimuhamedov<\/a>, President of\u00a0Uzbekistan <a class=\"person_tag read__tag\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/catalog\/persons\/496\/events\">Shavkat Mirziyoyev<\/a> and Secretary General of the CIS Sergei Lebedev. The leaders had a group photo in this session.<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>President Putin in his address said,<\/strong> <\/span>I\u00a0am confident that we have abundant possibilities for\u00a0launching new major and\u00a0mutually beneficial projects in\u00a0industry, agriculture, finance and\u00a0infrastructure.<\/h5>\n<h5>We will also exchange views on a broad range of other current issues in the CIS, from ensuring our common security to cultural and humanitarian cooperation. We will discuss concrete measures to expand our partnership in all these spheres. Last but not least, we will talk about other ways to\u00a0enhance the\u00a0efficiency of\u00a0the\u00a0Commonwealth and\u00a0its structures. We will also take a\u00a0number of\u00a0organisational decisions.<\/h5>\n<h5>The\u00a0CIS macroeconomic numbers have noticeably improved, and\u00a0mutual trade and\u00a0investment exchanges within the\u00a0Commonwealth have expanded.<\/h5>\n<h5>In\u00a0the\u00a0first half of\u00a0the\u00a0year, the\u00a0aggregate GDP grew by\u00a04.7 percent, investment in\u00a0fixed assets rose by\u00a011.2 percent, industrial output was up by\u00a04.3 percent, cargo transport volume increased by\u00a04.9 percent, and\u00a0retail trade climbed by\u00a08.6 percent. Good numbers, overall.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TCO2AauqrO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/armenia-hints-at-another-war-with-azerbaijan-while-nato-secretary-general-concludes-mission-for-peace-in-south-caucasus\/\">Armenia Hints at Another War with Azerbaijan while NATO Secretary General Concludes Mission for Peace in South Caucasus<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Armenia Hints at Another War with Azerbaijan while NATO Secretary General Concludes Mission for Peace in South Caucasus&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/armenia-hints-at-another-war-with-azerbaijan-while-nato-secretary-general-concludes-mission-for-peace-in-south-caucasus\/embed\/#?secret=GhIgJIBTK5#?secret=TCO2AauqrO\" data-secret=\"TCO2AauqrO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Combatting terrorism and\u00a0extremism, organised crime, drug trafficking, and\u00a0corruption remains a\u00a0priority for\u00a0the\u00a0CIS collaborative efforts. This work is backed by\u00a0the\u00a0well-established operational interaction among our security and\u00a0law enforcement agencies. In\u00a0August-September, Uzbekistan successfully hosted the\u00a0CIS East-Antiterror-2024 exercises.<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>President of\u00a0Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev\u2019s suggestion to\u00a0draft a\u00a0CIS deradicalisation programme came as\u00a0a\u00a0timely initiative. I\u00a0believe we will adopt the\u00a0decision to\u00a0approve this programme today.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5>Humanitarian ties within the\u00a0CIS continue to\u00a0make strides. Partnerships in\u00a0science, education, culture, and\u00a0tourism are deepening, with Russia\u2019s chairmanship strongly promoting these efforts. In\u00a0September, Ufa hosted a\u00a0large-scale forum that brought together creative and\u00a0scientific research professionals from the\u00a0CIS countries.<\/h5>\n<h5>In\u00a02025, we will celebrate the\u00a080<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of\u00a0Victory in\u00a0the\u00a0Great Patriotic War together. In\u00a0the\u00a0Commonwealth countries, this will be the\u00a0Year of\u00a0Peace and\u00a0Unity in\u00a0the\u00a0Fight Against Nazism. In\u00a0this regard, at\u00a0Russia\u2019s initiative, a\u00a0draft appeal by\u00a0the\u00a0Heads of\u00a0State on\u00a0the\u00a0victory anniversary has been submitted for\u00a0your consideration.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1y0JlMaBbI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-july-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 June\/July 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 June\/July 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-july-2024\/embed\/#?secret=Jq90t2KfVZ#?secret=1y0JlMaBbI\" data-secret=\"1y0JlMaBbI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>We have come up with one more specific proposal which is to\u00a0establish a\u00a0City of\u00a0Labour Glory honorary title in\u00a0the\u00a0CIS, and\u00a0bestow it on\u00a0the\u00a0CIS cities which made a\u00a0particularly large contribution to\u00a0victory in\u00a0the\u00a0Great Patriotic War by\u00a0ensuring the\u00a0uninterrupted supply of\u00a0military and\u00a0civilian products. Without a\u00a0doubt, this title will serve as\u00a0a\u00a0sign of\u00a0recognition and\u00a0respect for\u00a0the\u00a0collective effort of\u00a0our peoples and\u00a0honour every home front worker who helped defeat the\u00a0enemy.<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>We keep saying, and\u00a0the\u00a0President of\u00a0Tajikistan reiterated this last night, that victory in\u00a0the\u00a0Great Patriotic War is a\u00a0shared legacy of\u00a0all the\u00a0peoples of\u00a0the\u00a0Soviet Union.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5>Furthermore, to\u00a0preserve and\u00a0to\u00a0protect war memorials, monuments, and\u00a0places of\u00a0remembrance honouring the\u00a0heroism of\u00a0our soldiers, we propose creating a\u00a0common roster of\u00a0the\u00a0Great Patriotic War memorial sites. One way to\u00a0do so would be to\u00a0establish such a\u00a0roster at\u00a0the\u00a0Russian online platform, Place of\u00a0Memory, which was created in\u00a02016.<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>Russia holds the chairmanship of BRICS this year.<\/strong> <\/em>This organisation is gaining momentum and many countries now find it quite attractive. As you may be aware, we expanded BRICS membership last year to include new members and the countries that are interested in joining this respectable international forum. We will be pleased to see all leaders in attendance here at the BRICS Outreach\/BRICS Plus meeting in Kazan on October 23\u201324.<\/h5>\n<h5>We believe that fostering close cooperation among all CIS member states with BRICS aligns with the interest of strengthening our Commonwealth\u2019s position in the international arena, President Putin concluded.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2gADAQDd7y\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-feb-march-2023\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 Feb-March 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 Feb-March 2023&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-feb-march-2023\/embed\/#?secret=s4X0ACuHmU#?secret=2gADAQDd7y\" data-secret=\"2gADAQDd7y\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit of the Heads of State Council took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Russia hosted the Summit as the current chair of the Commonwealth. After the talks, Vladimir Putin presented the CIS Letter of Recognition to Chairman of Heads of CIS Information Agencies Council [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[631,1177,4306,4128,377,3621,58,391,1950,312,408],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35735"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35735"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35750,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35735\/revisions\/35750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}