The delegation of Ukraine was absent at the meeting of the Council of CIS heads of governments, as it is not considered an important event for the state, said on air of TV channel "112 Ukraine" Director of the political Department of the Ukrainian foreign Ministry Alexei Makeyev.

the meeting of the Council of CIS heads of government held in Kazakhstan on the last working day of the week. Before the 1st Deputy head of the Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation Alexei Likhachev told reporters that the Delegation of Ukraine was absent at the meeting in the narrow and expanded formats.

"We haven't visited those meetings that do not constitute interest for Ukraine, taking into account the fact that We are reducing our participation and our interest in this organization," said Makeev.

After the change of power in Ukraine, the country's new leadership made statements about his intention to withdraw from participation in the CIS, and in November 2014 Kiev has withdrawn from the CIS Executive Committee envoy Anatoly the Drona. In mid-April, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin called disadvantageous to the country's withdrawal from the CIS. According to him, Kiev is taking part in the activities of the Commonwealth, when he ought " to achieve something ". The head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko later said of Ukraine's withdrawal from the CIS hardly expect, but de facto it is winding down its involvement in the organization, stop funding the General budget.

the head of governments of States-participants of the CIS at the meeting on the last working day of the week signed a General plan of action to address current issues in financial and economic sphere, as well as the Strategy for transport security during international transport. The next meeting of the Council of heads of governments of the CIS countries will be held on 30 October in Dushanbe.

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