ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS
March 15, 2005

CIS foreign ministers to convene in Minsk on March 18
By Natalia Simorova

CIS foreign ministers will convene in Minsk on March 18 to discuss a
draft program of cooperation in the anti-terrorist fight for 2005-07,
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said on
Tuesday.

“Russia will present a concept of CIS anti-terrorist cooperation,” he
said. “The anti-terrorist fight is very important for national
security of CIS member countries,” he said.

The CIS reform will be an important item on the agenda. “Russia has
drafted a document on the subject, which presents a coordinated
opinion of CIS member countries,” he said.

The ministers will also discuss a common humanitarian space, he said.
“It is planned to discuss cooperation in education, a concept of
adult education in CIS member countries, and the fundamental status
of some educational establishments of Russia, Armenia and Belarus.
This will broaden relations between higher educational
establishments,” he said.

Cooperation in the fight against illegal migration, tax crimes and
drug trafficking will be also discussed. The ministers will consider
“a unified system of information marking of explosives, ammunition
and firearms,” he said.