BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 17. The Azerbaijani
Parliament has ratified the Protocol on Amendments to the Rules of
Procedure of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS), Trend reports.
The matter was discussed at today’s plenary session of the
Parliament.
Meanwhile, it is noted that the Protocol on Amendments to the
Rules of Procedure of the CIS Executive Committee, approved by the
Protocol of June 21, 2000, was signed on October 13, 2023, in
Bishkek.
According to the Protocol, several amendments were made to the
Rules of Procedure.
The Protocol enters into force 30 days after the depositary
receives the third notification from the signatory parties
regarding the completion of the necessary domestic procedures. For
parties that complete their domestic procedures later, the Protocol
enters into force 30 days after the depositary receives the
relevant documents.
The Republic of Azerbaijan accedes to this Protocol with a
reservation excluding the Secretary General’s authority to
coordinate the work of the CIS sectoral cooperation bodies with
states and other international intergovernmental organizations.
The bill on the approval of the Protocol amending the “Rules of
Procedure of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of
Independent States,” as adopted by the Protocol of June 21, 2000,
was put to a vote following discussion and adopted on first
reading.
