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Commonwealth of Independent States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (in Russian: Содружество Независимых Государств (СНГ) - Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv) is a confederation, or alliance, consisting of 11 former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The CIS charter stated that all the members were sovereign and independent nations and thereby effectively abolished the USSR. Between 2003 and 2005, the leaderships of three CIS member states were overthrown in a series of "color revolutions": Eduard Shevardnadze in Georgia, Leonid Kuchma in Ukraine, and, lastly, Askar Akayev in Kyrgyzstan. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States   (1711 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) The capitol of the Commonwealth of Independent States is in Minsk, Belarus. The Commonwealth of Independent States was created in December 1991, upon the disbanding of the Soviet Union. The CIS is not a state in itself, rather, it is an alliance of fully independent states. www.russiannewsnetwork.com /cis.html   (174 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States articles on Encyclopedia.com Commonwealth of Independent States COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES [Commonwealth of Independent States] (CIS), community of independent nations established by a treaty signed at Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 8, 1991, by the heads of state of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. commonwealth COMMONWEALTH [commonwealth] form of administration signifying government by the common consent of the people. Jamaica JAMAICA [Jamaica], independent state within the Commonwealth (2005 est. www.encyclopedia.com /articles/02985.html   (494 words)

Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States Founding states of the Commonwealth are the states which have signed and ratified the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States of December 8, 1991 and the Protocol to that Agreement of December 21, 1991 as of the time of the adoption of this Charter. Violations by a member states of this Charter, systematic failure by a state to fulfil its obligations pursuant to agreements concluded under the framework of the Commonwealth, or decisions of the bodies of the Commonwealth, shall be examined by the Council of Heads of States. Member states of the Commonwealth are those same founding states who shall accept obligations pursuant to this Charter within the course of one year after the adoption by the Council of Heads of States. www.therussiasite.org /legal/laws/CIScharter.html   (3452 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States on Encyclopedia.com COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES [Commonwealth of Independent States] (CIS), community of independent nations established by a treaty signed at Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 8, 1991, by the heads of state of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. ETSI and The Commonwealth Of Independent States meet to extend co-operation in telecoms standardizat... Technology transfer from the Commonwealth of Independent States to the United States. www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CommonweI1S1.asp   (680 words)

Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States operates for the purposes of fulfilling economic obligations under the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States The Economic Court carries out its activity in accordance with an Agreement on the Status of the Economic Court and a Statute thereon, approved by the Council of Heads of States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economic_Court   (192 words)

Russia So, the use of these three colors has a long history in Slavic states, mean the sacred union of the Slavs with a unique cultural heritage of each nation. Notes: The world’s largest state, Russia was the dominant member of the USSR, which many people saw as the modern inheritor of the expansionist policies of the Tsars. It began to re-surface in 1990, and was officially adopted as the state flag on 21 August 1991, three days after the hardline attempted coup against (USSR) President Gorbaĉëv. www.fotw.net /flags/ru.html   (1385 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States, the former USSR, likely to collapse and take a different form - Pravda.Ru The Commonwealth of Independent States lost one of its members, the republic of Turkmenistan: the pullout became the main result of the summit. The reduction of the number of states included in the Commonwealth became the central sensation of the summit. As long as Turkmenistan pulled out from the Commonwealth, one may say that the future of the CIS is rather vague, which became clear after the meeting in Kazan. english.pravda.ru /main/18/88/354/16065_CIS.html   (1302 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - Equal Employment Opportunities The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was established by Agreement on 8 December 1991 by the leaders of the Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, and Ukraine. On 21 December 1991, eleven sovereign states (Azerbaijan Republic, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan and Ukraine) signed a Protocol to the Agreement stating that the CIS had been formed on an equal basis. The Council of the Heads of State adopted a Charter in January 1993, stipulating the CIS’ goals and principles, and governing its activities. www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/cis/law/cis.htm   (233 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States Statute on the Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States The flag is described in Decision on the Statute on the Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States which was «done at Moscow on 19 January 1996 in one original in the Russian language». An interesting specification of the use of the flag for CIS peace keeping forces is in an appendix to the «Decision on the adoption of the statute on collective peace-keeping forces in the Commonwealth of Independent States, adopted in Moscow on 19 January 1996»: www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/qw-cis.html   (573 words)

main.aspx?uid=3360 In the document they stated, that the Commonwealth was formed on the basis of sovereign equality of all its members and that the member states were independent and equal subjects of the international law. The CIS performs its activities on the basis of the Charter, adopted by the Council of Heads of States on 22 January 1993, which stipulates the goals and principles of the Commonwealth, rights and obligations of the countries, which established it voluntarily. later, in December 1993 the Commonwealth was joined by Georgia. www.cis.minsk.by /main.aspx?uid=3360   (311 words)

Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online Commonwealth of Independent States (Reference Map) 1999 (145K) and pdf format (545K) Commonwealth of Independent States - European States (Political) 2003 (263K) and pdf format (266K) Commonwealth of Independent States - European States (Political) 1995 (286K) www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/commonwealth.html   (838 words)

Slav The Commonwealth of Independent States, a loose grouping of 12 former Soviet republics, agreed to move toward the eventual creation of a free trade zone stretching from Central Asia to the edge of the European Union. This was his main argument for the creation of a commonwealth of Turkish states, which, he said, will become a union between Turkey, "the Ottoman Empire successor", Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. As the record of CIS states on democratisation has continued to deteriorate, Russia has stepped in to support authoritarian regimes and their leaders in the face of Western criticism over stalled reform and the worsening human rights situation. network54.com /Forum/221692/thread/1043929949/...+Independent+States.   (12325 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States Integration of the countries in the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States is executed through its coordinating institutions (charter bodies, executive bodies and the bodies of branch cooperation of the CIS). Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the States-Participants of the Commonwealth under Charter In the adopted Declaration the participants of the Commonwealth declared their interaction on the basis of sovereign equality. www.cisstat.com /eng/cis.htm   (292 words)

ECCP Home > Process > Regions > Western Commonwealth of Independent States The organisations involved have good contacts with their colleges both in Eastern European states, as well as in Russia and other CIS regions. The Human Rights Center Vyasna, Belarus, in collaboration with Nonviolence International (Russian Federation) and the Joint Committee for Democratisation and Reconciliation (Moldova), was responsible for the initiating phase of the programme in this region. www.gppac.net /page.php?id=93   (320 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta Commonwealth of Independent States definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861599005/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States.html   (64 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States Any research I perform will not be undertaken primarily for the benefit of a private person or commercial enterprise of the United States or a foreign trade organization of ______________ [insert the name of C.I.S. member], unless the research is conducted on the basis of intergovernmental agreements on cooperation. I arrived in the United States on _________ [insert the date of your first arrival in the United States before beginning the teaching, research, or conference services for which exemption is claimed]. I have not been lawfully accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant. www.gwu.edu /~ais/CIS.htm   (217 words)

Pravda.RU:Commonwealth of Independent States: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow The main political subject on the pages of the Russian newspapers is the summit of the leaders of the countries included in the Commonwealth of Independent States, which has recently taken place in Moscow. AP photo: Presidents of state members of CIS (Commonvealth of Independent States) walk for the summit in Kremlin's St. Vladimir's Hall on Friday, Nov. 30, 2001 The idea of establishing a peculiar EU on the base of the commonwealth was successfully buried. newsfromrussia.com /main/2001/12/03/22732_.html   (649 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States Peacekeeping Force in Abkhazia The current mandate of the Commonwealth of Independent States Peacekeeping Force in Abkhazia expired at the end of December, 2002. Commonwealth of Independent States Peacekeeping Force in Abkhazia The United States believes that no one should engage in activities that would appear to enhance the separate status of Abkhazia and render the negotiating process more difficult. www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2003/17671.htm   (262 words)

Find in a Library: Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, 2002 Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, 2002 Find in a Library: Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, 2002 WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/8e0d0ada28106b96a19afeb4da09e526.html   (63 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States The problems the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) faces in obtaining recognition as a true regional organization begin with its Russian origin and character; it is seen by too many as a facade for Moscow's true imperial intentions. The Council of the Heads of States of the CIS is the authority for defining and authorizing of peacekeeping mandates and operations. The charter also provides for the status of associate members for those who wish to participate only in selected activities, and other states may attend meetings observers if so approved by the Council of the Heads of States. www.ndu.edu /inss/McNair/mcnair58/sproch4.html   (10283 words)

BCSIA - Publication - Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States: UNDP's Perspective of Development and Integration Challenges A: It is unfortunate that the United States’ relationship has gone from one of complete engagement in the early 1990s to lack of interest on the part of Washington toward Ukraine today. The United States’ deteriorating relationship with President Leonid Kutchma has distorted the proportions of the picture between the president and the crucial importance of the way Ukraine develops for the whole of Europe. It is still a country with an emerging entrepreneurial sector and would benefit from more engagement with the United States as well as with other western democracies in developing stronger civil society programs and business development. bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu /publication.cfm?ctype=event_reports&item_id=113   (2368 words)

Hoover Institution Library and Archives: Russian/Commonwealth of Independent States Collection The Russian/Soviet/Commonwealth of Independent States Collection of the Hoover Institution is one of the world's great scholarly resources for the study of Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the twentieth century. The Russian/Commonwealth of Independent States Collection emphasizes the twentieth century, though some materials from the latter half of the nineteenth century are also included. An additional trip by Golder to the then independent Caucasian states produced further documentation. www-hoover.stanford.edu /hila/russiaandcis.htm   (2661 words)

Agreement on the Establishment of the CIS On the basis of the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States and with account taken of reservations made upon its ratification, documents will be drafted which will regulate collaboration under the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States. This Protocol shall be an integral part of the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States. to the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States, www.therussiasite.org /legal/laws/CISagreement.html   (1106 words)

CIA Maps & Publications - Commonwealth of Independent States  Leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia CIA Maps and Publications - Commonwealth of Independent States  The Republics of the Former Soviet Union and the Baltic States: An Overview www.cia.gov /cia/publications/mapspub/38.shtml   (57 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States The CIS was intended to maintain a degree of unity and cooperation among new countries that, while technically independent, remained economically, politically, and militarily incomplete as individual states. In the United States, for example, Pat Buchanan's campaign represents an American edition of this phenomenon. Given the fact that several states were unable to submit their recommendations and comments on the basic draft documents, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov then proposed that the regulations be implemented as a temporary measure. www.tpwmi.com /cis.html   (4393 words)

Commonwealth - Home Enthusiasts will have the time of their life at the 5th Commonwealth Film Festival (ComFEST06) which is under way until 7 May, offering no less than 100 hours of quality international film and industry events at more than 12 accessible venues in and around Manchester, UK. Former Foreign Minister of Jamaica to Lead Commonwealth Observers for Fiji Islands Elections Speech by the Rt Hon Don McKinnon, Commonwealth Secretary-General at a conference on ‘Courting Justice: Rule of Law Reform in Africa’ www.thecommonwealth.org /HomePage.asp?NodeID=20593   (268 words)

IRINE symposium; immunologic advances in the Commonwealth of Independent States(Part 1). Petrov and Khaitov, immunologist from the Commonwealth of Independent States, have conducted studies that are among the leading epidemiological immune investigations of our time to determine the effects of the Chernobyl radiation on the immune system. This symposium describes the advances in immunology that have occurred in the Commonwealth of Independent States. IRINE symposium; immunologic advances in the Commonwealth of Independent States(Part 1). www.aegis.com /aidsline/1996/may/M9650731.html   (356 words)

Commonwealth of Independent States In the breakup of the Soviet Union Kazakhstan became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991. Together with ten former Soviet republics it established the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 eleven former republics asserted their independence and together formed the Commonwealth of Independent States. sio.midco.net /dansmapstamps/cis.htm   (346 words)

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