The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the CIS will be held in Tashkent on April 7. This was announced at the briefing in Tashkent on Tuesday by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Anvar Nasyrov.

the Foreign Ministers of Armenia - Edvard Nalbandyan, Belarus - Vladimir Makey, Kazakhstan - Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Kyrgyzstan - Erlan Abdyldaev, Russia - Sergey Lavrov, Tajikistan - Sirodzhidin Aslov, and the Executive Committee Chairman - CIS Executive Secretary, Sergey Lebedev have confirmed their participation in the meeting. Azerbaijan, Moldova and Turkmenistan will be represented by Deputy Ministers.

The agenda of the meeting includes 16 draft documents, 10 of which are expected to be approved for consideration to the Council of Heads of States and the Council of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth. These documents are related to the interaction of the CIS countries in the foreign policy, legal, cultural and humanitarian areas, and to ensuring security, countering the legalization of proceeds from criminal activities, financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The Ministers are expected to exchange views on the issues of strengthening regional security and stability, deepening trade, economic and cultural-humanitarian cooperation, as well as ensuring sustainable development of the CIS member-states.

Meetings of the Council of CIS Foreign Ministers are a key stage in preparation for the meetings of the Council of Heads of Government and the Council of Heads of States of the Commonwealth and are held twice a year. This year the meetings of the Heads of States will be held in October in Moscow, and the meetings of the Heads of Governments in May in Kazan and in November in Ashgabat.