◄Confederation of Independent States►

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​	CONFEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT STATES

The Confederation of Independent States is an alliance of likeminded nations that aim to achieve sustainable and long term growth and development through political and economic cooperation. The principles of mutual assistance, dialogue and support is elemental and one of the foundational pilars of the CIS. For more information or in case of being interested in collaborating with the CIS, please refer to the Office of Admission.

MEMBER STATES​ NATION​ ​ CAPITAL​ ​ POPULATION​ ​ STATUS​ Republic of Argentina Buenos Aires 126,038,283 Core Partner Republic of Nigeria Abuja 186,988,000 Core Partner Russian Federation Moscow 146,599,183 Supporting Partner PDUR of Japan Tokyo 126,929,534 Supporting Partner Rattanakosin Kingdom Bangkok 69,307,674 Supporting Partner NON-CIS ALLIED STATES​ NATION​ CAPITAL​ POPULATION​ STATUS​ People's Republic of China Beijing 1,377,359,502 Non-CIS Ally Federative Republic of Brazil Brasilia 132,170,869 Non- CIS Ally

CHARTER OF THE​ CONFEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT STATES​ ​ The present Document is to serve as foundational document to regulate the general pourposes, guidelines and activities of the Confederation of Independent States (CIS). 1. The main principle and guideline of the CIS is to coordinate the efforts of independent nations to achieve a balanced and fair world, with equal opportunities and responsabilities towards the challenges of the 21st Century. The equal development and support to emerging nations constitutes a pilar of the CIS policies. 2. The CIS shall be constituted by three separate and autarchic bodies, each with separate functions and objectives. 3. The Political Board shall be tasked with coordinating all political actions and activities in order to find consensus and to reinforce the CIS's Members position among the rest of the international community. It is to be composed by representatives from all Core Partners and may include representatives from the Supporting Partners. A permanent representative has to be appointed in order to guarantee quick responses and actions. A coordinated foreign service corps and structure shall be established to represent the interest of the CIS. 4. The Commercial and Economic Center shall be tasked with promoting commercial and financial interaction between all Core and Supporting Partners, with the objective to increase the Members GDP's and support a sustainable and long-term growth. General economically orientated programs with the same objective will also be incorporated as one of the Center's responsabilities. It is to be composed by representatives from all Core Partner and from the Supporting Partners. 5. The Defence Council shall be tasked with discussing and coordinating all military related affairs, including the further integration of each Core Partner's Armed Forces with the ultimate goal of achieving a full interoperational capability around the globe. This will include the planification of joint exercises, study of logistical programs and coordinated responses to new threats to the Core Members, among other defence-related tasks. A permanent representative has to be appointed in order to guarantee quick responses and actions. 6. Regardless of the present Charter, all three CIS bodies will have their own operational agreement to guideline their actions. 7. The Members of the CIS will be divided into two categories, Core Partners and Supporting Partners. 8. The Core Partners include the founding Members of the CIS, as well as all those nations who have been approved by all pre-existing Core Partners unanimously. In order to be accepted as a Core Partner, the interested party has to be first accepted as a Supporting Partner. In both cases, a Core Member has to sponsor the interested nation by making a presentation to the Political Board on his behalf. The Political board will then analyze the convenience and suitability of the candidate. 9. Core Partners have access to all Meetings of the CIS with voice and vote. The Core Members have the obligation to assist other Core Partners in case so required and in case of aggresion, military and intelligence wise, or in case the Council calls for. 10. Supporting Partners are not binded to the Defence Council decisions, but may be asked to do so. Supporting Partners are entitled to request military protection in case of being object of a foreign military aggresion, from the Core Partners. 11. Supporting Partners have limited access to the Political Board and Defence Council and full access to the Commercial and Economic Center. Supporting Partners can be called to assist Meetings from the Political Board and Defence Council. 12. Core Partners have to contribute to the CIS treasury with 4% of their monthly income. Supporting Partners have to contribute to the CIS treasury with 2% of their monthly income. 13. The Confederation of Independent States recognizes the figure of the "Non-CIS Ally". This status is intended for major strategic partners that mantain diplomatic and economic relations with the individual Parties of the CIS. The "Non-CIS Ally" is not a member of the Confederation of Independent States. 14. A "Noc-CIS Ally" may be authorized and invited by the Political Board to appoint a permanent observer, with no vote, at the CIS Political Board, and through this political body, may receive special and expectional permissions to have limited participation in certain CIS activities. In order to extend this status to a nation, it has to be approved by all Core Partners in the Political Board. 15. "Noc-CIS Ally" status holders have no monetary obligations towards the treasury of the CIS, but are permitted to carry out voluntary contributions.