In accordance with the established procedure, Armenia has been selected to chair the CIS Interstate Council for Cooperation in the Fields of Periodical Press, Publishing, Book Distribution and Printing for 2027. The decision was adopted on 8 October 2026 at the Council’s 31st meeting, held at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk.

Representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, Tajikistan, Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan attended the meeting. The agenda included 13 items.

Armenia was represented by Svetlana Sahakyan, Head of the Department for Contemporary Art and Publishing at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia and a member of the Council, who participated in the meeting online.

She presented programs and initiatives being implemented in Armenia in the field of publishing, focusing in particular on the Yerevan International Book Festival, the Year of Reading being held in Armenia in 2026–2027, and events organized as part of Book Giving Day.

The ‘Art of the Book’ (Искусство книги) awards ceremony is also scheduled to take place in Yerevan in spring 2027, in a hybrid format combining in-person and remote participation.

The Council’s next, 32nd meeting will be held in Yerevan in autumn 2027.