A. Lukashenko at the meeting of the council of heads of cis states

Speaking about expanding the CIS zone of influence, Aleksandr Lukashenko said: "Representatives of various international organizations participate in many meetings of the Commonwealth bodies, and today's adoption of documents on the observer and partner status in the CIS will pave the way for legal regulation of such relations".

"Belarus has always supported the alignment of activities of international integration associations that have similar goals and objectives. The basic condition is providing mutual support and not creating obstacles. I believe that the Commonwealth member states may be interested in considering other cooperation formats in such important areas as e-commerce, digital technologies, access to public procurement, reduction of roaming tariffs and many other areas", said Aleksandr Lukashenko.