A Concept for Military Cooperation of CIS Member States through 2030, along with a series of documents on counterterrorism and safeguarding the CIS external borders, is slated for approval at the upcoming CIS Council of Heads of State meeting. The summit will take place on October 10 in Dushanbe, as confirmed by CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev in an interview with the Khovar news agency.
"Nineteen items are submitted for consideration by the heads of state of the Commonwealth. Among the documents planned for signing, a significant portion comprises decisions addressing cooperation in security, combating crime, terrorism and extremism," Lebedev stated.
According to the secretary general, the summit agenda includes the adoption of several key documents: programs for cooperation among CIS member states in countering terrorism and extremism for 2026-2028, as well as in strengthening border security on external borders for 2026-2030, a concept for military cooperation through 2030, a joint statement by CIS heads of state on cooperation in combating transnational crime, a declaration on cooperation in ensuring regional energy security, and other documents.
Lebedev also disclosed that the upcoming meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) and the Council of Heads of State in Dushanbe will address the establishment of a "CIS Plus" format and granting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) observer status within the CIS. The CFM meeting will also review a draft plan for multi-level inter-ministerial consultations within the Commonwealth for 2026.
The meetings of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers and the Council of Heads of State are scheduled for October 9-10 in Dushanbe. Tajikistan assumed the annual chairmanship of CIS bodies from Russia on January 1, 2025, with Russia and Turkmenistan serving as co-chairs.
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Based on materials from TASS