Description

The Alma-Ata Declaration of 1991 is a protocol to the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Signed in December 1991, it reaffirmed the dissolution of the Soviet Union and formalized the creation of the CIS as a regional organization of former Soviet republics. The declaration outlined principles of cooperation among member states, including respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non-interference in internal affairs, while also ensuring coordinated efforts in political, economic, and security matters.