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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to make specific recommendations on the efficient and mutually beneficial use of transboundary water resources at a closed meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State in Astana on Friday, the press service of the President of Kazakhstan said.

The meeting of the Council of the CIS Heads of State, held in Astana on Friday, continued in an expanded format.

The CIS Heads of State Summit, which opened on Friday in Astana, continued its work behind closed doors. In a narrow format, the leaders of the states exchanged views on all topical issues of further cooperation, and also outlined the main priorities, Kazpravda.kz reports.

The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS countries was held in Astana on October 12. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan with the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to create an international organization for the promotion of the Russian language in the CIS on Friday during an informal summit of the leaders of the Commonwealth countries in St. Petersburg. The idea of the Kazakh colleague was supported by the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, reports TASS.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in an informal meeting of the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which was held on Friday in St. Petersburg. The summit was also attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym‑Jomart Tokayev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Astana will host three summits at once in mid-October - the summit of the CIS heads of state, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and "Central Asia – Russia".

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Muhammetguly Mukhammedov took part in a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which was held on Friday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov.

The May 9 holiday in Minsk opened with a Procession of generations, when a formed column of participants marched to the Victory Monument. Wreaths were laid at the memorial, which was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

A meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers is scheduled to be held in Dushanbe next week, on May 13, in a face-to-face format.