1991 Alma-Ata Declaration
25 years ago, on December 21, 1991, the presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, at a meeting in Alma-Ata, declared their commitment to the CIS and confirmed that "with the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ceases to exist." It was also stated that "interaction between the members of the Commonwealth will be carried out on the principle of equality through