Expanded CIS Heads of State Council Meeting Kicks Off in Dushanbe

An expanded meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council has officially begun in Dushanbe, The Caspian Post reports citing AZERTAC.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is participating in the event.

Photo: Azertac

Speeches were delivered by President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, CIS Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev, and Tatyana Moskalkova, Chairwoman of the CIS Human Rights Commission and Russian Human Rights Commissioner.

The event concluded with the signing of final documents.

During the meeting, President Emomali Rahmon was awarded the “For Merits in the Development of Humanitarian Cooperation” medal.