Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will participate in a regular meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), to discuss a broad range of international and regional issues with emphasis on security cooperation.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier that the ministers will exchange views on pressing international and regional issues, discuss the main areas of work, primarily in the Commonwealth format, with an emphasis on implementing the priorities of Russia’s presidency in the organization in 2024.
“Special attention is expected to be paid to increasing cooperation in the field of security in the CIS region, joint counteraction to traditional and new challenges and threats,” Zakharova said. “As well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation, including in the context of preparations for the year of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War in the CIS in 2025.”
