Lukashenko to take part in CIS Summit and speak on topic of 80th anniversary of Victory today
President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko will take part in a meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council in the Russian capital today, BelTA reports
The President of Belarus arrived in Moscow on October 7th and took part in an informal meeting of the CIS leaders in the evening, on the eve of the official summit.
The agenda of the summit is very broad. It is expected that the CIS leaders will consider the issues related to security, high technology, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian co-operation.
Aleksandr Lukashenko will make a report on the agenda item related to the adoption of an appeal to the CIS nations and the world community in connection with 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 was one of the most affected former Soviet republics during the Great Patriotic War.
The appeal will be aimed at preserving the memory of the Great Patriotic War, the feat that the peoples of the USSR contributed to the Great Victory and the need to take joint steps to counter the glorification of Nazis and their accomplices, to preserve the memory and memorials in honour of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. After adoption, the appeal will be distributed at the UN and other international organisations.
In addition, it is planned to make a decision at the meeting on the establishment of the honorary title of the CIS: City of Labour Glory. 1941-1945.
The heads of state will exchange views on co-operation within the CIS and decide on the chairmanship within the Commonwealth next year. Tajikistan is expected to chair the Commonwealth, replacing Russia. Accordingly, the next meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council will be held in Dushanbe in October 2025.
In addition, the activities of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly aimed at strengthening integration co-operation and other issues on the agenda will be considered.
The heads of state will name the CIS cultural capitals for the next three years: it is planned that Azerbaijani Lachin will have this status 2025, Armenian Meghri – in 2026, and Belarusian Molodechno – in 2027.
The summit participants will also adopt amendments to a number of documents related to co-operation in the legal field, as well as in the field of security. It is expected that a number of statements by the CIS heads of state will be adopted at the meeting.
