CIS Leaders Discuss Commonwealth Reform

PanARMENIAN.Net
22.07.2006 15:11 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ When opening the meeting Russian
President said that he knows the Chairman has prepared proposals on
development of the organization. Thus Putin suggested focusing on
it. He gave the word to CIS Chairman Nursultan Nazarbayev. The Kazakh
President reminded that yesterday via the Embassy a project was sent,
which they would like to present for consideration. "This is one of
the proposals. Anyone can add something," he explained. "The reforms
have one common goal, i.e. find parameters, which fit all of us,
and for the states not consider themselves deprived in any matter,"
Nazarbayev remarked.

The Russian President thanked all participants of the meeting
for considering possible to arrive in Moscow yesterday and have
an informal meeting today. Putin noted that yesterday the summit
participants had an opportunity to speak in an absolutely informal
atmosphere. In his words, after the meeting in the Kremlin the CIS
leaders will continue discussion outside Kremlin wall, will touch
upon bilateral and multilateral matters. Specifically, the CIS leaders
will be present at the horse races for the Russian President’s Prize,
reports RIA Novosti.

The President of Armenia could not take part in the informal summit
of CIS leaders due to illness.