BELARUS-MINSK-CIS COUNCIL-FM-MEETING

BELARUS-MINSK-CIS COUNCIL-FM-MEETING

(240413) -- MINSK, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants attending the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) pose for a group photo in Minsk, Belarus, April 12, 2024. Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS was held on Friday in Minsk. According to the official website of CIS, in a narrow format, the heads of foreign affairs agencies exchanged views on current issues on the international agenda and interaction in the Commonwealth format. (Photo by Henadz Zhikov/Xinhua)

BELARUS-MINSK-CIS COUNCIL-FM-MEETING

BELARUS-MINSK-CIS COUNCIL-FM-MEETING

(240413) -- MINSK, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A press conference is held after the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Minsk, Belarus, April 12, 2024. Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS was held on Friday in Minsk. According to the official website of CIS, in a narrow format, the heads of foreign affairs agencies exchanged views on current issues on the international agenda and interaction in the Commonwealth format. (Photo by Henadz Zhikov/Xinhua)

BELARUS-MINSK-CIS COUNCIL-FM-MEETING

BELARUS-MINSK-CIS COUNCIL-FM-MEETING

(240413) -- MINSK, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is held in Minsk, Belarus, April 12, 2024. Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS was held on Friday in Minsk. According to the official website of CIS, in a narrow format, the heads of foreign affairs agencies exchanged views on current issues on the international agenda and interaction in the Commonwealth format. (Photo by Henadz Zhikov/Xinhua)

Meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers held in Minsk

STORY: Meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers held in Minsk SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:27 LOCATION: Minsk CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the meeting STORYLINE: Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held on Friday in Minsk. According to the official website of CIS, in a narrow format, the heads of foreign affairs agencies exchanged views on current issues on the international agenda and interaction in the Commonwealth format. In a broad format, the heads of delegations discussed the issue of establishing a single anniversary medal "80 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." Members of the Council of Foreign Ministers approved an agreed draft convention on the legal status of delegations to CIS member states. The purpose of concluding the Convention is to regulate at the international legal level practical issues of organizing visits of delegations from the Com

CIS members sign 16 cooperation agreements to increase interaction

STORY: CIS members sign 16 cooperation agreements to increase interaction DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Bishkek CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the CIS summit STORYLINE: Members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) signed 16 cooperation agreements to increase interaction within the organization after a summit was convened in Bishkek on Friday under the chairmanship of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. The meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State was attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Secretary General of the CIS Executive Committee Sergei Lebedev. The leaders held meetings in restricted and expanded formats, during which they exchanged views on current issues of interaction within the CIS. Following the summit, leaders o

Former leaders call for reduction in wealth disparity

Former leaders call for reduction in wealth disparity

AWAJISHIMA, Japan - Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (L) and former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa sit for a news conference at the end of the plenary session of InterAction Council held in Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. Fraser said, ''Globalization has resulted in economic growth in some regions and among some populations, but its benefits have been unequally distributed.''

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

KOBE, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) and former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt chat at the 19th plenary session of the InterAction Council, know as the ''OB Summit,'' on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 13. Former government leaders from 16 countries gathered for the three-day session to discuss international affairs.

Former leaders attend welcome reception ahead of 3-day meeting

Former leaders attend welcome reception ahead of 3-day meeting

AWAJISHIMA ISLAND, Japan - About 160 former world leaders and local representatives attended a welcoming reception May 12 on Awajishima Island in Hyogo Prefecture, ahead of a three-day meeting of former leaders starting May 13. Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt is serving as honorary chairman, while former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (C) and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser are serving as co-chairmen of the conference, comprised of 35 former prime ministers and presidents from 34 nations. The InterAction Council has been held annually in various countries since 1983.

Former leaders call for reduction in wealth disparity

Former leaders call for reduction in wealth disparity

AWAJISHIMA, Japan - Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (L) and former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa sit for a news conference at the end of the plenary session of InterAction Council held in Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. Fraser said, ''Globalization has resulted in economic growth in some regions and among some populations, but its benefits have been unequally distributed.''

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

KOBE, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) and former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt chat at the 19th plenary session of the InterAction Council, know as the ''OB Summit,'' on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 13. Former government leaders from 16 countries gathered for the three-day session to discuss international affairs.

Former leaders attend welcome reception ahead of 3-day meeting

Former leaders attend welcome reception ahead of 3-day meeting

AWAJISHIMA ISLAND, Japan - About 160 former world leaders and local representatives attended a welcoming reception May 12 on Awajishima Island in Hyogo Prefecture, ahead of a three-day meeting of former leaders starting May 13. Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt is serving as honorary chairman, while former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (C) and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser are serving as co-chairmen of the conference, comprised of 35 former prime ministers and presidents from 34 nations. The InterAction Council has been held annually in various countries since 1983.