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The first meeting of the Working Group for the Preparation and Hosting of the IV Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Games took place online on January 19, the press service of the CIS Executive Committee reported.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Executive Committee.
Alexey Sazonov, Director of the Department for Cooperation in Political, Humanitarian, and Social Spheres of the CIS Executive Committee, opened the meeting. He recalled that the IV CIS Games are planned to be held in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2027.
"Today's meeting is just the beginning of a long process of preparation for the Games, which will span the entirety of 2026 and possibly much of 2027. The Working Group's agenda will undoubtedly be extensive, our meetings will be regular, and Commonwealth countries will always have the opportunity to express their proposals and initiatives for consideration in a multilateral format. This was the case during the preparations for the previous Games, which were successfully held in Russia, Belarus, and Azerbaijan," noted Alexey Sazonov.
He emphasized that the joint work of the Commonwealth countries and the initiatives of the Kyrgyz Republic, renowned for its traditions in national sports, will make a significant contribution to the development of the CIS Games project, which will be held in 2027 in a new, original format.
The meeting participants took note of the information from the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding its readiness to host the IV CIS Games in 2027, and also approved proposals for sports to be included in the competition program.
