Commonwealth Of Independent States

Definition: Commonwealth Of Independent States

Commonwealth Of Independent States

Noun

1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.

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Agriculture

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Commonwealth Of Independent States

Crosswords: Commonwealth Of Independent States

Books

• After the U.S.S.R. Collapsed: Ethnic Relations and Political Process in the Commonwealth of Independent States (reference)

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Periodicals

• World Today Series - Russia And The Commonwealth Of Independent States (reference)

• Official Statistics Of The Countries Of The Commonwealth Of Independent States - Cd-Rom (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Civil Liberties

Russia

Under the 1993 Commonwealth of Independent States Convention on Legal Assistance in Civil, Family, and Criminal Affairs, persons with outstanding warrants from other former Soviet states may be detained for periods of up to 1 month while the Procurator General investigates the nature of outstanding charges against the detainee. (references)

Economic History

Moldova

Moldova has been a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since the breakup of the Soviet Union. (references)

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in December 1991 and has supported economic ties within this bloc. (references)

Political Economy

Georgia

In 1994 Russian peacekeeping forces representing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) deployed to Abkhazia with the agreement of Abkhaz separatists. (references)

Tajikistan

The Russian Army's 201st Motorized Rifle Division, part of a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping force established in 1993, remained in the country and continued to have a major influence on political developments; however, the division transitioned into a new status on a permanent military base after the peacekeeping mandate ended in September 2000. Members of the government security forces and government-aligned militias committed serious human rights abuses. (references)

Trade

Armenia

A certificate of origin is needed to export products to the countries of Commonwealth of Independent States. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Misspellings

"Commonwealth Of Independent States" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: commenwealth of independant states. (additional references)

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