A living tale of friendship. Album "CIS: 35 years" published in Minsk for the anniversary of the Commonwealth

This December will mark 35 years since the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Having gone through a difficult path of development since then, the CIS today seeks to preserve multilateral partnership in the Eurasian region. This process and significant events of the past formed the basis of the illustrated album “CIS: 35 years”, which recently saw the light of day in the publishing house “Zvyazda”.

The publication contains key statements of the leaders of the CIS member states regarding the Commonwealth. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko traditionally focuses on the economic side and justice. Let's keep this economy at the highest level. First of all, let us see our countries in the implementation of certain programs, contracts, directions of development of this or that state, support each other as much as we can. It is necessary to put justice and sincerity, equality of our relations.

- The idea of this album is not just to remember the past, but also to see it through the prism of bright, iconic events that defined the face of the modern Commonwealth of Independent States. Each of the photos is a separate chapter of a big story.

The pages of the album reflect moments of signing the first agreements, meetings of state leaders, cultural and sports events, joint projects in science and education, culture and sports. All these pictures are a vivid evidence of how new traditions were born, friendly ties were strengthened and a common future was formed, Sergey Lebedev added: We invite you to turn the pages of this photo chronicle in order to feel the spirit of the times again, remember about joint achievements and think about how important it is to preserve and develop good neighborly relations.

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