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CIS Council of Heads of Government

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The CIS Council of Heads of Government was established by the agreement on the CIS coordinating bodies of December 21, 1991, in Alma-Ata, now Almaty. The council is the second major body in the CIS after the CIS Council of Heads of State, and consists of the prime ministers of all member states. The council coordinates the CIS member states' cooperation in economic, social and other areas of their common interests, and adopts corresponding decisions through consensus.

Under the provision on the CIS chairmanship approved by the resolution of the CIS Council of Heads of State of October 10, 2008, the system of a single-member chairmanship was introduced for the first time in the commonwealth. This means the country that chairs the CIS also presides over the Council of Heads of State, the Council of Heads of Government, the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of Member States under the CIS Charter and other Bodies, and the Economic Commission of the CIS Economic Council. On January 1, 2010, Russia took over the chairmanship in the CIS from Moldova, which presided in 2009. Previously, the country chairing the CIS was appointed for a period not exceeding one year on a rotational basis following the alphabetical order of Russian, unless otherwise stated in the council's regulations.

The CIS Council of Heads of Government convenes twice a year, normally in winter and autumn. Extraordinary meetings are summoned on the initiative of the government of a member state.

At its sessions, the council adopts major documents related to the formation of the free trade zone, the development of industrial partnerships and the common agricultural market, as well as cooperation in the financial sector, space exploration and the management of emergency situations.

The latest session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government took place on November 20, 2009 in Yalta.