Serzh Sargsyan off to Kyrgyzstan for CIS gathering
16.09.2016,
11:00
Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan has left today for the Republic of Kyrgyzstan for a working visit, his press service said.
YEREVAN, September 16. /ARKA/. Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan has left today for the Republic of Kyrgyzstan for a working visit, his press service said. It said Sargsyan will participate in a regular sitting of the Council of Heads of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Bishkek.
The CIS is a regional organization formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union. Nine out of the 15 former Soviet republics are member states, and two are associate members (Ukraine and Turkmenistan) Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008, while the Baltic States (Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia) refused to participate. -0-
The CIS is a regional organization formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union. Nine out of the 15 former Soviet republics are member states, and two are associate members (Ukraine and Turkmenistan) Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008, while the Baltic States (Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia) refused to participate. -0-