Dmitriy Kobitskiy and Igor Petrishenko Discussed Integration Issues in CIS Space

Secretary General of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States Dmitriy Kobitskiy and First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Igor Petrishenko held a meeting dedicated to the prospects for integration in the Commonwealth space.

Dmitriy Kobitskiy emphasized the Assembly's readiness to develop regulatory acts for solving current regional problems and noted the intensification of cooperation with national legislative institutes. Igor Petrishenko focused on the common tasks of the IPA CIS and the CIS Executive Committee, highlighting the priority of the economic agenda.

The parties also discussed issues of humanitarian cooperation and youth work, noting the role of international olympiads in promoting the Russian language as an important tool for integration. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the international conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of theIPA CIS IIMDD .