MINSK, 30 September (BelTA) - Belarus welcomes the initiative to create a CIS Plus format as a new platform for multilateral cooperation with international partners, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the heads of government delegations taking part in the sessions of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and the CIS Heads of Government Council in Minsk on 30 September, BelTA has learned.
"Belarus welcomes the initiative by our Kazakh colleagues to create CIS Plus as a new platform for multilateral cooperation between the CIS member states and international partners,” the head of state noted.
The president also drew attention to the development of the observer state institution within the EAEU. For instance, Iran obtained this status in December 2024, and corresponding applications have been received from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Myanmar.
"Belarus welcomes the initiative by our Kazakh colleagues to create CIS Plus as a new platform for multilateral cooperation between the CIS member states and international partners,” the head of state noted.
Speaking broadly about the international activities of the two integration associations, Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized the need to work consistently, at the highest level, on creating a favorable environment for promoting EAEU and CIS products to external markets.
The president also drew attention to the development of the observer state institution within the EAEU. For instance, Iran obtained this status in December 2024, and corresponding applications have been received from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Myanmar.
The CIS is taking a similar path d. For example, the SCO's application for observer status in the CIS is currently being coordinated. “I am confident that we will be able to make a corresponding decision already at the CIS Heads of State Council meeting due in Dushanbe on 10 October,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.
Furthermore, a full-format EAEU agreement with Iran entered into force in May of this year, and trade agreements with the UAE and Mongolia were signed in Minsk in June 2025. Negotiations with Indonesia are concluding. The corresponding dialogue with India has resumed.
Furthermore, a full-format EAEU agreement with Iran entered into force in May of this year, and trade agreements with the UAE and Mongolia were signed in Minsk in June 2025. Negotiations with Indonesia are concluding. The corresponding dialogue with India has resumed.
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