CIS Deputy Secretary-General: The Economic Court of the Commonwealth ensures uniformity in the application of legal norms

Throughout the history of the CIS, the Economic Court has been assigned an important role as an organ of international justice, designed to facilitate the resolution of disputes, ensure legal certainty and uniformity in the application of the norms of the Commonwealth, and their progressive development. Through its work, the Court has always demonstrated its absolute commitment to that role and continues to carry out its tasks responsibly. This was stated by Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Nurlan Seitimov in his address to the participants of the meeting of the Plenum of the Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which takes place on October 9 in Minsk, sb.by correspondent reports.

The plenary session of the Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held on October 9, 2026 in Minsk. The meeting was attended by representatives of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the CIS Executive Committee and the Economic Court of the Commonwealth.

The CIS Deputy Secretary General noted that the Executive Committee highly appreciates long-term business and friendly relations with the Economic Court. Meetings of the Plenum are held annually at the CIS headquarters and have already become a good tradition. According to Nurlan Seitimov, after the reform, the Economic Court managed to organize work in a new format, resumed full-fledged functioning. The register of judges of the Court from each of the participating States has been fully formed, the necessary regulations have been adopted and applied in the work, court sessions are regularly held using both written procedure and oral hearings, the potential of the Court is used in the work of the Council of Presidents of the Supreme (higher) courts of the CIS countries. According to Nurlan Seitimov, the task of strengthening the role of the Economic Court, set by the Council of CIS Heads of State in the Concept of Further Development of the Commonwealth of Independent States, remains relevant.

- Relevant proposals for improving the work were detailed in the Report on the Activities of the CIS Economic Court in 2025 and, in our opinion, deserve the attention and support of the members of the Plenum and the participating States. Their implementation would expand access to judicial interpretation of international legal acts of the CIS, improve the quality of procedural, analytical and administrative activities of the Court, strengthen its organizational independence and authority, the CIS Deputy Secretary General said.

During the Plenum, issues of improving the Rules of the Economic Court, taking into account the practice of application, the activities of the Economic Court in a new format, were considered. The composition of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Economic Court was changed.