Traditional ties established through the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) help to strengthen cooperation between countries based on their sovereignty, as well as to resolve problems in the interests of the peoples of the CIS member states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, speaking on the occasion of the Diplomatic Worker’s Day professional holiday.
“I also want to welcome here today our friends from the CIS countries, our other closest comrades from South Ossetia, Abkhazia and, of course, the heads of executive bodies of integration organizations in our common space,” he said, addressing the diplomats in attendance. “This marks the second time you have come to this event, and we really appreciate this solidarity. And this once again underlines that we are resolving common tasks, that the continuation of those traditions that were laid down when we were all in the same country (the USSR – TASS) helps to strengthen not only our cooperation on the basis of the sovereignty of each of our countries, but also helps us to resolve problems in the interests of all of our peoples,” Lavrov said.