Voluntary association of sovereign states established at the time of collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Following the acces- sion of Georgia in 1993, all the former Soviet republics except the three Baltic States, are now members (total 12). CIS acts as a coordinating mechanism for foreign, defence and economic policies and is a forum for addressing problems which have arisen from the break-up of the USSR. The 12 countries are also referred to collectively as the Newly Independent States (NIS).
[www.cis.minsk.by]
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