BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

28/11/2006

CIS Foreign Ministers Meet In Minsk

The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held a session in Minsk on November 27, on the eve of a meeting of CIS presidents in the Belarusian capital, Belapan reported. Representatives of all 12 CIS member countries set up an interstate commission at the level of deputy foreign ministers to continue studying the CIS's operation and generate proposals for its reform. CIS Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushailo told journalists in Minsk that the CIS summit on November 28 will have more than 20 issues on its agenda. According to Rushailo, a major agenda item will be the discussion of a report on measures to increase the efficiency of the CIS. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2006/11/3-cee/cee-281106.asp