DUSHANBE, 23.09.2020. (NIAT Khovar) – Yesterday, the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk hosted a regular meeting of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiaries CIS member states with the statutory and other bodies of the Commonwealth.

The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Belarus, Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the CIS statutory and other bodies Mahmadsharif Haqdod.

The meeting was also attended by the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergei Lebedev (via videoconference), his deputies and employees of the Executive Committee.

The CIS Permanent Representatives discussed the preparations for the next meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Council of CIS Heads of State, which will be held via videoconference on October 15 and October 16, respectively, as well as the issue of the procedure for signing international treaties at these meetings, included in the agenda per Russian Permanent Mission initiative.

The Permanent Representatives heard and discussed information on the practical contribution of the base organizations established within the framework of the CIS, as well as the councils created under them, in promoting interaction in the Commonwealth. The CIS sectoral cooperation bodies were recommended to intensify interaction with the supervised base organizations and councils created under them and to regularly hear reports on their work at their meetings. The information presented on this issue was proposed to be posted on the website of the CIS Executive Committee.

The meeting also focused on the implementation of the provisions of the Free Trade Zone Treaty dated October 18, 2011. The need for further work to eliminate trade barriers between the parties to the Treaty was noted, which should serve as one of the most important conditions for economic growth and development of mutual trade. In order to further liberalize the terms of mutual trade, it was decided to continue monitoring the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty and work on the preparation of a draft Treaty on Free Trade in Services.

Additionally, the Council members discussed the promotion of candidates from the CIS countries for the posts of Secretary General and heads of OSCE institutions and the work carried out within the framework of the implementation of the provisions of the Memorandum on deepening interaction between the CIS Executive Committee and the Eurasian Economic Commission of November 27, 2018.

Also, the candidates for the heads of the CIS observer missions were agreed for the presidential elections of Tajikistan (on October 11) and the presidential elections of Moldova (on November 1). The mission in Tajikistan will be headed by the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergei Lebedev, and in Moldova — by his first deputy Victor Guminsky.

The next meeting of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiaries CIS member states with the statutory and other bodies of the Commonwealth is scheduled for October 27.