Council of Heads of State of the CIS

The Council of Heads of State of the CIS (), abbreviated in the Russian language as the SGG (СГГ), is a working body in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It serves as the supreme body of the CIS, and includes all the heads of state of CIS member states. Regular meetings of the council are held annually. It was created following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, directly replacing the State Council of the Soviet Union. As of 2026, there are 9 members of the CIS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Moldova's membership will be terminated on 8 April 2027.

Activities

The activities of the Council of Heads of State are governed by the agreement on the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States of 8 December 1991 and the CIS Charter of 22 January 1993. At its meetings, the Council of Heads of State make decisions concerning amendments to the CIS Charter, the creation or abolition of bodies of the CIS, and optimizing the structure of the CIS, among others. Decisions of the Council of Heads of State are taken by consensus, with any member state having the ability to declare its disinterest in a particular issue.

Current members CountryLeaderTerm startPrime Minister Nikol Pashinyan8 May 2018President Ilham Aliyev31 October 2003President Alexander Lukashenko20 July 1994President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev20 March 2019President Sadyr Japarov28 January 2021President Vladimir Putin7 May 2012President Emomali Rahmon20 November 1992President Serdar Berdimuhamedow19 March 2022President Shavkat Mirziyoyev14 December 2016

Chairmen The chairmanship of the council rotates every year to the leader of a member state. The chairman's host country gets to host the annual summit in their country (most likely their capital city). The chairmanship exists in accordance with regulations approved by the council in Dushanbe in October 2008. The following is a table of chairmen of the council. CountryChairmanTermPresident Boris YeltsinРешение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 24 декабря 1993Решение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 15 апреля 1994Решение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 19 января 1996Решение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 28 марта 1997Решение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 29 апреля 19981 January 1994 – 31 December 1999President Vladimir PutinРешение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 25 января 2000Решение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 1 июня 200125 January 2000 – 29 January 2003President Leonid KuchmaРешение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 29 января 200329 January 2003 – 16 September 2004President Vladimir Putin16 September 2004 – 20 May 2006President Nursultan NazarbayevРешение о председательствовании в уставных органах Содружества Независимых Государств от 20 мая 200620 May 2006 – 5 October 2007President Kurmanbek Bakiyev5 October 2007 – 31 December 2008President Vladimir Voronin1 January – 11 September 2009Acting President Mihai Ghimpu11 September – 31 December 2009President Dmitry Medvedev1 January – 31 December 2010President Emomali Rahmon1 January – 31 December 2011President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow1 January – 31 December 2012President Alexander LukashenkoРешение о председательстве в Содружестве Независимых Государств от 5 декабря 20121 January – 31 December 2013President Viktor YanukovychРешение о председательстве в Содружестве Независимых Государств от 25 октября 2013В марте 2014 председатель Верховной рады Украины Александр Турчинов объявил об отказе Украины от председательства в Совете глав государств.1 January – 4 April 2014President Alexander Lukashenko4 April – 31 December 2014President Nursultan Nazarbayev1 January – 31 December 2015President Almazbek Atambayev1 January – 31 December 2016President Vladimir Putin1 January – 31 December 2017President Emomali RahmonРешение о председательстве в Содружестве Независимых Государств от 11 октября 20171 January – 31 December 2018President Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedowТуркменистан примет председательство в СНГ в 2019 году1 January – 31 December 2019President Shavkat MirziyoyevВ 2020 году в СНГ будет председательствовать Узбекистан1 January – 31 December 2020President Alexander Lukashenko1 January – 31 December 2021President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev1 January – 31 December 2022President Sadyr Japarov1 January – 31 December 2023President Vladimir Putin1 January – 31 December 2024President Emomali Rahmon1 January – 31 December 2025 IncumbentPresident Serdar Berdimuhamedow1 January – 31 December 2026

Sessions

Early years The first meeting was held in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, where the Belovezha Accords were signed at Viskuli Government House.Agreement on the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (1991) In the Kazakh capital of Alma Ata on 21 December, the Alma-Ata Protocol was signed,Alma- Ata Declaration in which a provisional agreement on the membership and conduct of Councils of Heads of State and Government was concluded, as well as an agreement on Strategic Forces, Armed Forces and Border Troops. Many military documents were signed at a supplementary summit on 30 December in Minsk.Interim Agreement on the Council of Heads of State and the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent StatesThe Alma-Ata Protocols (Russian language)

Later summits

1994 Moscow (15 April) Moscow (21 October) 1995 Alma-Ata (10 February) Minsk (26 May) 1996 January 19 - Moscow (19 January) Moscow (17 May) 1997 Moscow (28 March) Chișinău (23 October) Moscow (29 April 1998) Moscow (2 April 1999) 2000 Moscow (25 January) Moscow (21 June) Minsk (1 December) 2001 Minsk (1 June) Moscow (30 November) Chișinău (7 October 2002) Yalta (19 September 2003) Astana (16 September 2004) Kazan (26 August 2005) Minsk (28 November 2006) Dushanbe (5 October 2007) Bishkek (10 October 2008)Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states dated October 10, 2008 Chișinău (9 October 2009) Moscow (10 October and 10 December 2010)Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states dated December 10, 2010 2011 Dushanbe (3 September) Moscow (20 December)Informal meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states dated December 20, 2011 2012 Moscow (15 May)Informal meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states dated May 15, 2012 Ashgabat (5 December)Meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State from 5 December 2012 Minsk (25 October 2013)Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states dated October 25, 2013 Minsk (10 October 2014)Meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State dated October 10, 2014 Burabay National Park (16 October 2015)Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states dated October 16, 2015 Chong-Aryk, Bishkek (16 September 2016)Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS Member States dated September 16, 2016 Sochi (11 October 2017)Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS member states dated October 11, 2017 Dushanbe (1 June 2018) Ashgabat (2019) Tashkent (2020)

See also Commonwealth of Independent States List of G7 leaders

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