The Council of Heads of State of the CIS (), abbreviated in the

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as the SGG (СГГ), is a working body in the

Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization, regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an ar ...

. It serves as the supreme body of the CIS, and includes all the

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of CIS member states. Regular meetings of the council are held annually. It was created following the

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in 1991, directly replacing the

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. there are 9 members of the CIS:

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Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

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Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

, and

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Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

is an associate state of the CIS.

Activities

The activities of the Council of Heads of State are governed by the agreement on the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States of 8 December 1991 and the CIS Charter of 22 January 1993. At its meetings, the Council of Heads of State make decisions concerning amendments to the CIS Charter, the creation or abolition of bodies of the CIS, and optimizing the structure of the CIS, among others. Decisions of the Council of Heads of State are taken by consensus, with any member state having the ability to declare its disinterest in a particular issue.

Current members

Chairmen

The chairmanship of the council rotates every year to the leader of a member state. The chairman's host country gets to host the annual summit in their country (most likely their

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). The chairmanship exists in accordance with regulations approved by the council in

Dushanbe Dushanbe is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajiks, Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as St ...

in October 2008. The following is a table of chairmen of the council. RIAN archive 848095 Signing the Agreement to eliminate the USSR and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States

RIAN archive 848095 Signing the Agreement to eliminate the USSR and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States

Sessions

Early years

The first meeting was held in the Belarusian capital of

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, where the

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were signed at

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Government House. In the Kazakh capital of

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on 21 December, the

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was signed, in which a provisional agreement on the membership and conduct of Councils of Heads of State and Government was concluded, as well as an agreement on Strategic Forces, Armed Forces and Border Troops. Many military documents were signed at a supplementary summit on 30 December in Minsk.

Later summits

* 1994 **

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(15 April) **Moscow (21 October) * 1995 ** Alma-Ata (10 February) ** Minsk (26 May) * 1996 ** January 19 - Moscow (19 January) ** Moscow (17 May) * 1997 ** Moscow (28 March) ** Chisinau (23 October) *Moscow (29 April 1998) * Moscow (2 April 1999) * 2000 ** Moscow (25 January) ** Moscow (21 June) ** Minsk (1 December) * 2001 ** Minsk (1 June) ** Moscow (30 November) * Chisinau (7 October 2002) *

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(19 September 2003) *

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

(16 September 2004) *

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(26 August 2005) * Minsk (28 November 2006) *

(5 October 2007) *

Bishkek Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek (until 1926), and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. Bishkek is situated near the Kazakhstan ...

(10 October 2008) * Chisinau (9 October 2009) * Moscow (10 October and 10 December 2010) * 2011 ** Dushanbe (3 September) ** Moscow (20 December) * 2012 ** Moscow (15 May) ** Ashgabat (5 December) *

(25 October 2013) *

(10 October 2014) *

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(16 October 2015) *

Chong-Aryk, Bishkek Chong-Aryk () is an urban-type settlement in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 10,317 in 2021. The town is administratively subordinated to the Lenin District within the city of Bishkek Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek (until 1926), ...

(16 September 2016) *

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...

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(1 June 2018) *

Ashgabat Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...

(2019) *

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

(2020)

Notes

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