Samarkand in Uzbekistan will become the CIS Capital of Culture in 2024. This decision was made at the CIS Heads of State Council meeting in Bishkek, BelTA reports.
Preparations for the CIS summit in Astana are on home stretch, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev told reporters.
The CIS Ministerial Council is set to meet in Astana on 12 October, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev told reporters.
The plenipotentiaries are set to discuss the activities of the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation and the CIS Council of Heads of State News Agencies.