Sergei Lebedev said: “The Commonwealth of Independent States calmly accepted this decision. I am aware that tactical nuclear weapons of Americans are located in Europe. Both representatives of Russia have also mentioned it, including the Russian president, and Belarusian experts."
“The preliminary date for the Sochi meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council is 7-8 June. The date was suggested by the Russian side. This meeting will be packed with events that are due on 7-9 June,” CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev said.
The observation mission was invited by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will monitor the election campaign scheduled for 19 March. The mission is currently being formed.
MINSK. KAZINFORM First Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Leonid Anfimov will head the observation mission for the snap elections to the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan. His candidacy was approved by the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the CIS Member Nations at the Statutory and other Bodies of the Commonwealth, BelTA learned from the CIS Executive Committee press office.