

Ukraine and Turkmenistan have not ratified t he CIS Charter, as a result of which these two countries de-jure are not considered as CIS member states, but only as founding-states or participating states.

ensuring human rights and fundamental liberties in accordance with generally recognized principles and norms of international law.comprehensive and balanced economic and social development of the CIS member states.cooperation in political, economic, environmental, humanitarian, cultural and other spheres.On JanuThe CIS Charter was adopted, according to which the goals of the CIS are defined as follows: In 1993 Georgia became the CIS member-state, but on Augit officially withdrew from the Commonwealth. On December 21, 1991, the heads of 11 sovereign states signed the Protocol to the Agreement, in accordance with which they formed the Commonwealth of Independent States on equal bases. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was formed on Decemby the leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, who signed the Creation Agreement.
