On April 12, a regular meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Minsk.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan D.Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus S.Aleynik, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Nurtleu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic J.Kulubayev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan S.Mukhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan B.Saidov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia M.Safaryan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan S.Mukhammetdurdiyev, Secretary General of the CIS S.Lebedev.

In a narrow format, the foreign ministers exchanged views on topical issues on the international agenda and cooperation in the Commonwealth format. A decision was made on the date and place of the next meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is scheduled to be held on October 7, 2024 in Moscow.

In a broad format, the heads of delegations discussed a number of issues, including consideration of the draft Convention on the legal status of delegations sent to the CIS member States. The members of the Council of Ministers approved the document.

The purpose of concluding the Convention is to settle at the international legal level the practical issues of organizing visits by delegations of the Commonwealth countries. The document will define the terminology base, the procedure for sending delegations and appointing appropriate personnel, as well as regulate the privileges and immunities necessary for members of delegations to perform their functions.

The Foreign Ministers have identified the CIS sports capitals for the next two years. In particular, in 2025 the city of Ganja (Republic of Azerbaijan) will receive the status of the Sports Capital of the Commonwealth, in 2026 the city of Almaty (Republic of Kazakhstan) will become the sports center of the CIS.

In addition, the meeting approved the results of the implementation of the Action Program to enhance Partnership between the foreign ministries of the Commonwealth countries over the past year.

A statement was also signed at the meeting in connection with the 30th anniversary of the granting of observer status to the CIS at the UN General Assembly.