The meeting was attended by Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov, Chairman of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Japarov, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kohir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Khojamurat Geldimyradov, Secretary General of the CIS Sergey Lebedev.
The participants of the meeting received a video greeting from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the press service of the CIS Executive Committee reports.
The participants of the meeting exchanged views on topical issues of multilateral cooperation and cultural and humanitarian cooperation in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
A statement by the heads of government of the CIS member states on the prospects for cultural and humanitarian cooperation was adopted. It recognizes the high potential of such interaction for the development of partnership, friendship and good-neighborliness between countries, expresses a desire to strengthen friendly ties, expand and deepen cooperation between states in the field of culture and confirms the key goals of cultural and humanitarian cooperation within the Commonwealth.
The document speaks of the desire to promote the deepening of intercultural dialogue, strengthen mutual understanding and mutual respect for the cultural traditions of the CIS countries, and readiness to build up the entire range of interstate cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere based on mutual respect and consideration of the interests of all states.
It is envisaged that the Kyrgyz side, as the chairman of the Commonwealth of Independent States, will distribute the text of the Statement to the UN and other international organizations.
