International community’s respect for CIS on the rise
MINSK. September 28. KAZINFORM The Commonwealth of Independent States boasts growing efficiency of political partnership, the role and authority of CIS countries in the world, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergei Lebedev said at the scientific and practical conference 20 Years of the CIS on 28 September, BelTA has learned.
Starting from 2001, CIS countries have been monitoring elections and referenda. The observation mission is coordinated by the CIS Executive Committee. The mission includes representatives of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the Union State Parliamentary Assembly, etc. The CIS observation mission cooperates with the ODIHR/OSCE, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and other international agencies.
According to Sergei Lebedev, the CIS is an effective interstate mechanism of integration. There are no objective impediments for further integration of CIS countries. Every country needs allies to cope with global challenges and threats; Kazinform cites BelTA.
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