Belarusian President: CIS unity is built on shared history, cultural heritage, people-to-people ties
09.10.2026
AWAZA (
BelTA) – The CIS nations are united not only by the desire to create a fair system of global governance and trade on equal terms: unity within the CIS is built on a shared history, cultural heritage, and people-to-people ties, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the CIS Heads of State Council meeting in Turkmenistan on 9 October, BelTA has learned.
The president noted that Belarus has always consistently advocated for developing and harmonizing the advantages of all existing integration organizations. “The formation of a multipolar world is largely driven by the rising power of BRICS, the SCO, the African Union, and other associations of the Global Majority. I would like to see the CIS in this lineup,” the Belarusian leader said. “Their strengthening is fostered by powerful factors: the mutual interest in expanding trade and economic cooperation and the need for a joint response to modern security challenges,” he said.
In this context, Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced that the CIS has an advantage: “The foundation of the CIS is even stronger. We are united not only by the desire to create a fair system of global governance and trade on equal terms. Our unity is built on a shared history, cultural heritage, and people-to-people ties.”
“After all, we speak the same language. Unfortunately, we do [the summit participants and the older generation], but our youth in some countries no longer know Russian – our main language [of interstate communication],” the president said.
The head of state noted that Belarusian and Turkmen families, as well as the post-Soviet space as a whole, still preserve traditional values, honor the unparalleled feat of their heroic ancestors, and visit relatives and frienda living in other CIS countries. He added that the statement being adopted at the current summit is designed to unite people even more closely around a shared historical memory in order to prevent any distortion of the tragic events related to the Great Patriotic War.
The president noted that Belarus has always consistently advocated for developing and harmonizing the advantages of all existing integration organizations. “The formation of a multipolar world is largely driven by the rising power of BRICS, the SCO, the African Union, and other associations of the Global Majority. I would like to see the CIS in this lineup,” the Belarusian leader said. “Their strengthening is fostered by powerful factors: the mutual interest in expanding trade and economic cooperation and the need for a joint response to modern security challenges,” he said.
In this context, Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced that the CIS has an advantage: “The foundation of the CIS is even stronger. We are united not only by the desire to create a fair system of global governance and trade on equal terms. Our unity is built on a shared history, cultural heritage, and people-to-people ties.”
“After all, we speak the same language. Unfortunately, we do [the summit participants and the older generation], but our youth in some countries no longer know Russian – our main language [of interstate communication],” the president said.
The head of state noted that Belarusian and Turkmen families, as well as the post-Soviet space as a whole, still preserve traditional values, honor the unparalleled feat of their heroic ancestors, and visit relatives and frienda living in other CIS countries. He added that the statement being adopted at the current summit is designed to unite people even more closely around a shared historical memory in order to prevent any distortion of the tragic events related to the Great Patriotic War.