President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will take part in the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states in Moscow today, BelTA reports.
The Head of State arrived in Moscow the day before and on the evening of October 7, ahead of the official summit, took part in an informal meeting of the CIS leaders.
The summit agenda is quite extensive. It is expected that the leaders of the Commonwealth countries will make decisions on issues related to security, high technology, trade and economic, and cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
Alexander Lukashenko will deliver a report on an agenda item related to the adoption of an Address to the peoples of the Commonwealth countries and the world community on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. This decision was made due to the fact that Belarus, among the republics of the former USSR, is one of the most affected during the Great Patriotic War.
The appeal is aimed at preserving the memory of the war, the feat that the peoples of the USSR made to the Great Victory. It also speaks about the need to take joint steps to counter the glorification of Nazis and their accomplices, and to preserve the memory and memorials in honor of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. After adoption, this appeal will be disseminated on the UN platform and other international organizations.
In addition, at the meeting, it is planned to decide on the establishment of an CIS honorary title - "City of Labor Glory. 1941-1945".
The heads of state will exchange views on cooperation within the CIS and will decide on the chairmanship in the Commonwealth in 2025. It is expected that after Russia, Tajikistan will take over the duties of chairman in the Commonwealth, and the next meeting of the Council of Heads of State will be held in Dushanbe in October next year.
The summit also plans to consider the issue of the activities of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States member states to strengthen integration cooperation and other agenda items.
The heads of state will sign decisions on declaring the Commonwealth's cultural capitals for the next three years. It is planned that in 2027, Molodechno will receive this status, and in 2025 and 2026, it will be Azerbaijan's Lachin and Armenia's Meghri.
The summit participants will adopt amendments to a number of documents concerning cooperation in the legal field, as well as in the sphere of security. It is expected that a number of statements by the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States member states will be adopted at the meeting.
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