DUSHANBE, 10 October (BelTA) - The intensification of integration efforts among Eurasian states is becoming a lasting trend, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the CIS Heads of State Council summit in Tajikistan on 10 October, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko identified the strengthening of the CIS's authority and its positioning on the international stage as one of the strategic directions for the organization. “The intensification of integration among Eurasian states and the growing interest from third countries in cooperation with our common structures are becoming a lasting trend,” the president said.
“Just look at the progress the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has made in this regard, and the results achieved by the EAEU,” he emphasized. “The CIS also needs to strengthen interaction with like-minded countries and organizations to promote a coordinated international agenda and to defend our approaches and values.”
The Belarusian leader believes it would be in their common interest to grant the SCO observer status within the CIS. The president of Belarus fully supported the initiative of the president of Kazakhstan to establish a CIS Plus format.
The Belarusian leader believes it would be in their common interest to grant the SCO observer status within the CIS. The president of Belarus fully supported the initiative of the president of Kazakhstan to establish a CIS Plus format.
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