Next meeting of Council of CIS Heads of State to be held in Bishkek

The next meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on October 13, 2023, said Yuri Ushakov, Assistant to the President of Russia for International Affairs, Report informs via Russian media.

"The leaders of the Commonwealth countries will decide on the transition of the chairmanship to Kyrgyzstan (Kazakhstan and Russia will become co-chairs) from January 1, 2023. The Kyrgyz have already proposed the date for the next Commonwealth summit in Bishkek: October 13, 2023. We expect that it will all be approved by the leaders," he said.

In addition, a decision is expected to be approved to extend from January 1, 2023 the powers of the Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev for another three years.

According to Ushakov, the participants in the meeting in Astana will also determine the thematic years in the CIS for 2024-2026, as well as choose the cultural capital of the CIS in 2023.

"The candidacy of St. Petersburg is being considered here, we expect it to be supported," he added.