KTFA: Samson: Putin at the first meeting of CIS heads of state: switching to national currencies strengthens sovereignty
7th October, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted on Friday that switching to national currencies in the relationship between CIS members strengthens sovereignty and deepens integration.
During the informal meeting of the CIS heads of state, Putin noted that this shift is not related to the current political situation.
He also announced that tragic events are taking place in Ukraine, and conflicts between other CIS countries, which require the development of measures to solve them.
“At the CIS summit in Kazakhstan, the focus will be on the sustainability of economies, and the integration of member states into politics, the economy and other areas, as well as security issues will be discussed,” Putin said.
He also supported the proposal of the Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to establish an international organization of the Commonwealth of Independent States to promote the Russian language.
The Russian President announced his participation in Astana in the first summit of its kind between Russia and Central Asia. LINK
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Samson: Putin: Trade between the CIS has risen to $6 billion
7th October, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that the trade exchange between the Commonwealth of Independent States has risen to $6 billion, which allows us to switch to national currencies to complete and implement transactions between the CIS countries.
In his speech during the informal meeting of the heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States, reported by Russia Today news channel – today, Friday, the Russian President added that switching to national currencies in the relationship between CIS members enhances sovereignty and deepens integration, according to the Middle East News Agency.
Putin explained that the tragic events that are happening in Ukraine and the conflicts that occur within the countries of the former Soviet Union are matters that need to be resolved and studied well. He pointed out that at the Astana summit, we paid great attention to investment partnership within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States, stressing the need for cooperation between us and joint work in the field of combating terrorism and combating drug trafficking and corruption.
He stressed that the year 2023 has been declared the year of the Russian language, so we must work together and cooperate within the framework of the Association to spread the Russian language because it is the common language among all the countries of the Association. He noted that next week at the Astana summit, which will be under the title (Russia is the Center of Asia), cooperation mechanisms and joint plans among the five ASEAN member states will be reviewed. LINK
