Panel Session

Commonwealth of Independent States: Conscious Unity

20 September, 10:00−11:30

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Selenga

The CIS is an influential international organization whose format and methodology are being updated, with expanding areas in which the association is increasing the volume of interaction among member countries.

As a structural organization for the entire system of international relations in the post-Soviet space, the CIS retains a key unifying role. It serves as the foundation for maintaining contacts between states and individual agencies, acting as a universal platform for dialogue.

Participants

Public leaders of CIS countries, members of non-governmental organizations, employees of organizations and institutions of CIS countries (80 people)

Discussion
Questions

Which areas of CIS cooperation have already transitioned from "tradition" to conscious partnership?
How will the Commonwealth of Independent States change in the coming years?
What role is assigned to the CIS, considering global shifts in the world balance of power?
What measures must be taken now to not only preserve existing connections but also create new productive lines of interaction?
How can CIS countries jointly promote their cultural products on global platforms and shape a positive image of the region?

Moderator

Timur Zhumurbaev

Member of the Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Republican Public Association "Assembly of Zhastary" (Kazakhstan)

Program and Speakers

10:00 – 10:05

Opening of the Panel Session
Greetings from Distinguished Guests

10:05 – 11:05

Speeches

Saidmukhtar Saidkasimov, doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chairman of the Public Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, former State Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, former Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
Abdukhalil Gafurzoda, plenipotentiary Representative of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Parliamentary Assembly of the CSTO (Tajikistan)
Alexey Dzermant, director of the "Center for the Study and Development of Continental Integration ‘Northern Eurasia'" (Belarus)
Eduard Sharmazanov, representative of the Executive Body of the Republican Party of Armenia, Chairman of the Political Commission of the Republican Party of Armenia (Armenia)
Karim Khanjeza, deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)
Evgeny Preigerman, director of the Council on International Relations "Minsk Dialogue" (Belarus)