
The only permanent functioning executive, administrative and coordination body of the CIS is the Executive Committee headquartered of the Executive Committee is located in Minsk with a branch in Moscow. In 2008 The Statute on National coordinators of the CIS member states was adopted. There are around 70 bodies of sectoral cooperation within the framework of the CIS aimed at assisting the interaction between the CIS member states in the sphere of economic and social development, humanitarian cooperation, combating crime and terrorism and other spheres of cooperation.
Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Participating States of the Commonwealth to Charter and Other Bodies of the Commonwealth. Council of Commanders-in-Chief of Frontier Troops. In March of 1994 The CIS was granted the observer status in the UN General Assembly.Ĭooperation within the Commonwealth of Independent States is realized through the Charter Bodies of the CIS: On August 26, 2005, within the framework of Kazan CIS Summit, Turkmenistan stated that the country would be engaged in the activities of the Organization in the capacity of associate member. Ukraine and Turkmenistan have not ratified t he CIS Charter, as a result of which these two countries de-jure are not considered as CIS member states, but only as founding-states or participating states. assisting citizens of member states in free communication, contacts and movement in the Commonwealth and etc. peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts between the CIS member-states. cooperation between member states to ensure international peace and security, realization of effective measures for the reduction of arms and military expenditures, and achievement of universal and full disarmament. ensuring human rights and fundamental liberties in accordance with generally recognized principles and norms of international law. comprehensive and balanced economic and social development of the CIS member states.
cooperation in political, economic, environmental, humanitarian, cultural and other spheres.On JanuThe CIS Charter was adopted, according to which the goals of the CIS are defined as follows: In 1993 Georgia became the CIS member-state, but on Augit officially withdrew from the Commonwealth. On December 21, 1991, the heads of 11 sovereign states signed the Protocol to the Agreement, in accordance with which they formed the Commonwealth of Independent States on equal bases. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was formed on Decemby the leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, who signed the Creation Agreement.