CIS Council of Foreign Ministers

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The CIS Council of Foreign Ministers is the principal body within the Commonwealth of Independent States responsible for coordinating and implementing the foreign policy decisions and external relations of its member states.

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Label Occurrences
CIS Council of Foreign Ministers canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive body
intergovernmental organization body
aimsTo promote coordinated foreign policy approaches of CIS states
strengthen cooperation among CIS member states in the international arena
associatedWith post-Soviet space
canEstablish working groups on specific foreign policy issues
composedOf foreign ministers of CIS member states
cooperatesWith Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
United Nations
regional organizations in Eurasia
formedFor coordination of foreign policy among CIS states after the dissolution of the USSR
hasAbbreviation CFM
surface form: CFM of the CIS
hasDecisionMakingProcess consensus
hasFunction coordination of positions on economic and humanitarian issues in external relations
coordination of positions on security and political issues
monitoring implementation of CIS foreign policy decisions
preparation of joint statements and communiqués
hasJurisdictionOver CIS member states
hasRole coordination of external relations of CIS member states
implementation of decisions of the CIS Council of Heads of State in the foreign policy sphere
preparation of draft documents for CIS summits on foreign policy issues
principal body for foreign policy coordination in the CIS
languageUsed Russian
other languages of CIS member states
legalBasis Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States
regulations on the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS
locatedIn Belarus
Minsk
meets in extraordinary sessions when necessary
regularly
meetsAt CIS headquarters in Minsk
memberOf CIS
surface form: CIS system of statutory and sectoral bodies
parentOrganization Commonwealth of Independent States
partOf Commonwealth of Independent States
regionServed Eurasia
reportsTo CIS Heads of State Council
surface form: CIS Council of Heads of Government

Council of Heads of State of the CIS
surface form: CIS Council of Heads of State
responsibleFor coordinating CIS participation in international organizations
crisis response coordination in the external relations domain
developing common positions of CIS states on international issues
ensuring implementation of CIS international treaties in the foreign policy sphere
organizing consultations among CIS foreign ministries
preparing proposals on the CIS foreign policy concept
shortName CFM
surface form: CIS CFM
subjectArea foreign policy
international relations
regional cooperation
typeOfBody sectoral council of the CIS

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CIS hasOrgan CIS Council of Foreign Ministers
subject surface form: Commonwealth of Independent States
Council of Foreign Ministers hasAbbreviation CIS Council of Foreign Ministers