Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS
The Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS is a working body in the Commonwealth of Independent States responsible for military policy of the CIS. It coordinates military cooperation of the CIS member states, and develops military and defense policy of the CIS.
The emblem of the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of the CIS.
The members of the council meeting in Moscow in 2017.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is the current chairman of the council.
General Shoigu during a presentation in Alexander Garden to members of the council during its 2017 anniversary session.
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an area of 20,368,759 km2 (7,864,422 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 239,796,010. The CIS encourages cooperation in economic, political, and military affairs and has certain powers relating to the coordination of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security, including cross-border crime prevention.
Signing of the Belovezh Accords, 8 December 1991
The 20–22 June 2000 CIS Summit
Representatives of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other states at the 20–22 June 2000 CIS Summit in Moscow
Meeting of CIS leaders in Bishkek, 2008
