Gyumri Will Be the CIS Sports Capital Next Year

During the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the participants signed all 11 documents on the agenda without discussion. The parties also approved several decisions regarding cultural and humanitarian cooperation within the CIS. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

In 2023, the CIS sports capital is Minsk. Next year, this status will be transferred to the Armenian city of Gyumri. In 2024, Samarkand will become the cultural capital, while Tashkent will serve as the youth cooperation capital.

It is noteworthy that the meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers took place on April 14 in Samarkand. Representatives of foreign policy agencies from CIS countries attended, along with the Secretary General of the CIS Executive Committee.