Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS
The Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS (Russian: Совет министров обороны СНГ, СМО СНГ) is a working body in the Commonwealth of Independent States responsible for military policy of the CIS. It coordinates military cooperation of the CIS member states, and develops military and defense policy of the CIS.
Chairmen
With the exception of Colonel General Kostyantyn Morozov of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the post of Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the CIS has historically been concurrent with the post of Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.
- Kostyantyn Morozov (22 December 1991-18 May 1992)
- Pavel Grachev (18 May 1992-17 June 1996)
- Igor Rodionov (17 July 1996-23 May 1997)
- Igor Sergeyev (23 May 1997-28 March 2001)
- Sergei Ivanov (28 March 2001-15 February 2007)
- Anatoliy Serdyukov (15 February 2007-7 May 2012)
- Sergei Shoigu (11 December 2012-Present)
Current members
Country | Minister | Rank | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Armenia | Suren Papikyan | – | |
Azerbaijan | Zakir Hasanov | Colonel General | |
Belarus | Viktor Khrenin | Lieutenant General | |
Kazakhstan | Ruslan Jaqsylyqov | Lieutenant General | |
Kyrgyzstan | Baktybek Bekbolotov | Major General | |
Russia | Sergei Shoigu | Army General | |
Tajikistan | Sherali Mirzo | Colonel General | |
Uzbekistan | Bakhodir Kurbanov | Lieutenant General |
Subordinates
- Air Defense Coordination Committee
- Coordinating Committee on Field Training
Sessions
No.[when?] | Country | City | Host |
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1st | Russia | Moscow | Pavel Grachev |
59th | Ukraine | Partenit | Mykhailo Yezhel |
60th | Russia | Sochi | Anatoly Serdyukov |
61st | Kazakhstan | Almaty | Adilbek Zhaksybekov |
62nd | Russia | Kaliningrad | Anatoly Serdyukov |
63rd | Russia | Moscow | Sergey Shoygu |
64th | Belarus | Minsk | Yuri Zhadobin |
65th | Russia | Moscow | Sergey Shoygu |
66th | Kazakhstan | Astana | Serik Akhmetov |
67th | Russia | Moscow | Sergey Shoygu |
68th | Kyrgyzstan | Cholpon-Ata | Abibilla Kudayberdiev |
69th | Russia | Moscow | Sergey Shoygu |
70th | Russia | Moscow | Sergey Shoygu |
71st | Russia | Moscow | Sergey Shoygu |
72nd | Russia | Moscow | Sergey Shoygu |
73rd | Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Sherali Mirzo |
74th | Russia | Kyzyl | Sergey Shoygu |
75th | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Abdusalom Azizov |
76th | Russia | Anapa | Sergey Shoygu |
77th | Azerbaijan | Baku | Zakir Hasanov |