Vector of post-Soviet integration: View from Belarus

The Commonwealth of Independent States has started concrete work on updating the Concept of further development of the CIS, adopted back in 2007, which should help to define common points of economic growth of the countries-participants of this international association and implement plans to develop joint development priorities. Experience shows that the potential for cooperation in the Commonwealth has not yet been exhausted, and appropriate steps should be taken to implement it. This will contribute to the competitiveness of national economies and the welfare of citizens. In this respect, the Republic of Belarus has consistently advocated strengthening the economic potential of this association of post-Soviet countries, expanding their trade and production ties. One of the effective levers for solving the tasks set in the CIS is further intensification of interregional cooperation, which since the existence of this international organization has become an effective instrument of interstate dialogue and an integral part of economic interaction. This paper describes how Belarus is developing relations with its partners in the post-Soviet space.