CIS Council of Foreign Ministers to meet in Moscow on Oct 7

MOSCOW. Oct 2 (Interfax) - The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Foreign Ministers will meet in Moscow on October 7 under the chairmanship of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a Wednesday briefing.

During the meeting, the foreign ministers will sum up the tentative results of the joint work carried out during Russia's chairmanship of the organization in 2024 and discuss the prospects for cooperation in the CIS, including deepening economic integration, countering challenges and threats, and expanding humanitarian contacts, she said.

"Special attention will be given to preparing for and celebrating the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War," she said.