Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – UPSC Prelims

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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS):
  • The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1991 amongst the former countries of the Soviet Union.
  • It focused on cooperation in the following aspects:
    • Political,
    • Economic,
    • Environmental,
    • Humanitarian,
    • Cultural and Other Issues
  • The founding states of the CIS include Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
  • The remaining republics of the Soviet Union joined the Commonwealth of Independent States after signing the Alma-Ata Protocol.
  • Now, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has the following countries as its members:
    • 3 Founding members: Russia, Belarus & Ukraine
    • 9 other members: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan.
  • Meetings are held periodically on a rotating basis at the CIS countries’ capitals.
  • HQ: Minsk, Belarus.

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