Kazakhstan took part in the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS

Minsk, October 14, 2021 – A regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held under the chairmanship of the Republic of Belarus.

The foreign ministers discussed topical issues on the international agenda, including regional security issues, the state and prospects of cooperation in the economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The Plan of Multi-Level Inter-MFA Consultations within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States for 2022 was also approved.

The participants approved draft Appeal by the Heads of CIS Member States dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the CIS, cooperation of states in the field of biological security, electoral rights and migration. 

At the same time, in order to expand cooperation in the law enforcement and judicial spheres, draft international agreements have been approved in the field of prevention of legalization of criminal proceeds, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as on the establishment of the Council of CIS Heads of Supreme (High) Courts.

The parties agreed on a draft Plan of Events for holding the Year of Folk Art and Cultural Heritage in the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2022.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Syzdykov represented Kazakhstan at the event.