ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, January 23. The CIS
Executive Committee will provide all necessary support to ensure
the successful execution of Turkmenistan’s 2026 chairmanship and
the fulfillment of the provisions of the country’s leadership
concept in the CIS, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of
Independent States, Sergei Lebedev, said,
Trend reports via the Turkmen MFA.
He made the remark at a meeting with Turkmenistan’s
plenipotentiary, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Russia and Chair of
the Economic Commission, Esen Aydogdiyev, at the CIS Executive
Committee headquarters on January 22, in Moscow, Russia.
During the discussion, the sides exchanged views on joint work
within the framework of Turkmenistan’s 2026 CIS chairmanship and
the implementation of planned activities at a high organizational
and substantive level.
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was established in
1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to promote regional
cooperation in political, economic, and humanitarian spheres. The
CIS Economic Council coordinates efforts to implement joint
economic policies, develop transport and energy networks, and
foster trade integration. The CIS chairmanship passed from
Tajikistan to Turkmenistan on January 1, 2026.
