Council of Heads of State of the CIS

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The Council of Heads of State of the CIS is the highest decision-making body of the Commonwealth of Independent States, bringing together the leaders of member countries to set its main policies and directions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state body
organ of an international organization
supreme decision-making body
alsoKnownAs CIS Heads of State Council
Council of Heads of State of the CIS
surface form: Council of CIS Heads of State
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Independent States
bindingForceOfDecisions depends on ratification by member states
convenedBy CIS Executive Committee
country multinational
decisionMakingProcess consensus-based
establishedFor managing the transition from the Soviet Union to a new interstate framework
governs overall development strategy of the CIS
hasAuthorityOver admission of new CIS members
adoption of fundamental CIS documents
approval of CIS charters and amendments
creation and dissolution of CIS bodies
strategic directions of CIS integration
suspension of CIS members
termination of CIS membership
hasDocumentType agreements
decisions
declarations
hasMember heads of state of CIS member countries
hasParticipant President of the Russian Federation
surface form: President of Russia (when Russia is represented at head-of-state level)

heads of state of other CIS member republics
hasRole coordinates cooperation among CIS member states at the highest political level
determines main directions of CIS activities
highest decision-making body of the CIS
sets main policies of the CIS
headOfGovernment collective (heads of state of member countries)
inception 1991
languageUsed Russian
other official languages of member states (as needed)
legalBasis Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States
locatedIn no permanent single seat (meets in different CIS capitals)
meetsFrequency extraordinary sessions as needed
regularly (usually annually)
meetsIn CIS member states
oversees CIS Executive Committee
Council of Heads of Government of the CIS
sectoral cooperation bodies of the CIS
partOf Commonwealth of Independent States
reportsTo CIS member states collectively
scopeOfWork economic integration policy at the highest level
foreign policy coordination among CIS members
humanitarian and cultural cooperation policy
political cooperation among CIS states
security and defense coordination within the CIS framework
typeOfJurisdiction intergovernmental

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CIS hasOrgan Council of Heads of State of the CIS
subject surface form: Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States peacekeeping forces supportedBy Council of Heads of State of the CIS
this entity surface form: CIS Council of Heads of State
Council of Heads of State of the CIS alsoKnownAs Council of Heads of State of the CIS
this entity surface form: Council of CIS Heads of State
CIS Executive Committee coordinatesWith Council of Heads of State of the CIS
CIS Council of Foreign Ministers reportsTo Council of Heads of State of the CIS
this entity surface form: CIS Council of Heads of State
Council of Heads of Government of the CIS coordinatesWith Council of Heads of State of the CIS
Council of Heads of State shortName Council of Heads of State of the CIS
this entity surface form: CIS Council of Heads of State
Council of Foreign Ministers reportsTo Council of Heads of State of the CIS
Executive Committee coordinatesWith Council of Heads of State of the CIS
subject surface form: Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States