On the ratification of the Treaty Establishing the International Organization for the Russian Language

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The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2024 No. 139-VIII SAM.

To ratify the Treaty on the Establishment of the International Organization for the Russian Language, signed in Bishkek on October 13, 2023.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

K. TOKAEV

AGREEMENT on the Establishment of an International Organization for the Russian Language

The States Parties to this Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

Based on the Concept of creating an international organization for the support and promotion of the Russian language under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States, approved by the Decision of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States dated October 14, 2022.,

Based on the goal to create conditions for strengthening comprehensive mutually beneficial cooperation in maintaining and promoting the Russian language as a language of interstate communication and a means of communication based on the principles of friendship, good neighborliness, interethnic harmony, trust and mutual understanding,

Noting the importance of international activities in education, science, culture and communication throughout the world and welcoming the role of the United Nations, UNESCO and other international organizations working in these fields,

Emphasizing the role of Russian as the official and/or working language of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and as the main means of interethnic communication for the peoples of various States,

We have agreed on the following:

Article 1

The Parties, under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States, establish the International Organization for the Russian Language (hereinafter referred to as the Organization) and approve its Charter, which is an integral part of this Treaty.

The Organization is an international intergovernmental organization with international legal personality, and does not have profit-making as the main purpose of its activities.

Article 2

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of delivery to the depositary of the third written notification on the completion by the Parties of the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.

For the Parties that have completed the internal procedures later, this Agreement shall enter into force from the date of delivery of the relevant notifications to the depositary.

By agreement of the Parties, amendments may be made to this Agreement, which are an integral part of it, which are formalized by appropriate protocols.

Article 3

This Treaty is open for accession by other States that are ready to assume obligations arising from this Treaty.

The accession is carried out by sending a corresponding note to the depositary.

The decision on joining is made by the Ministerial Conference.

This Treaty shall enter into force for the acceding State upon the expiration of 30 days from the date of the adoption by the Ministerial Conference of a positive decision on accession.

Article 4

Prior to the formation of the Organization's Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation performs the functions of the Organization's working body.

Article 5

States and international organizations interested in cooperating on the Organization's activities may obtain Observer status with the Organization.

The procedure for obtaining Observer status at the Organization is determined by the relevant Regulations approved by the decision of the Ministerial Conference.

Article 6

Disputes and disagreements between the Parties related to the application and/or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement are resolved through consultations and negotiations between them.

Article 7

This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. Each of the Parties may withdraw from this Agreement by sending a written notification of its intention to the depositary no later than six months before the withdrawal and settling the obligations that have arisen during the validity of this Agreement.

Done in Bishkek on October 13, 2023, in one original copy in Russian.

Until the formation of the Secretariat of the Organization that is the depositary of this Treaty, the functions of the depositary of this Treaty are performed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, which will send each signatory State a certified copy thereof.

After the formation of the Organization's Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation will transfer the original copy of this Agreement to the Organization's Secretariat.

For the Republic of Armenia

For the Russian Federation

For the Republic of Belarus

For the Republic of Tajikistan

For the Republic of Kazakhstan

For the Republic of Uzbekistan

For the Kyrgyz Republic

APPROVED by the Establishment Agreement The International Organization for the Russian Language dated October 13, 2023

regulation The International Organization for the Russian Language

Article 1

Russians Russian Language International Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Organization), formed in accordance with the Treaty Establishing the International Organization for the Russian Language (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty), is an international intergovernmental organization with international legal personality, and does not have profit-making as the main purpose of its activities.

Article 2

The Organization is guided in its activities by the generally recognized principles and norms of international law, the Treaty, the legislation of the host State of the Organization's Secretariat, the legislation of the States in whose territory the Organization's statutory activities are carried out, and this Charter.

Article 3

In its activities, the Organization may interact with the bodies and organizations of the Commonwealth of Independent States, authorized state bodies of the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States, other States and international organizations.

Article 4

The objectives of the Organization are:

development and strengthening of friendship, good-neighborliness, mutual understanding and mutually beneficial cooperation between the Parties to the Agreement;

strengthening comprehensive mutually beneficial cooperation between \ The Parties to the Agreement on the maintenance and promotion of the Russian language as a language of interstate communication and a means of communication based on the principles of friendship, good-neighborliness, interethnic harmony, trust and understanding;

promoting cooperation between States on the use of the Russian language in all possible forms, including as a means of accessing global knowledge bases and data in the field of culture, literature, and history;

to promote the strengthening of the status of the Russian language as the official and/or working language of international and regional intergovernmental organizations and structures.

Article 5

The objectives of the Organization are:

Russian Russian Russian Russian language education support, assistance in the training of pedagogical and scientific personnel in the areas of "Russian language and literature" and "Russian as a foreign language" and the formation of a talent pool of specialists in the field of teaching Russian in order to preserve the Russian language as a language of interstate communication and a means of communication;

interaction with educational, cultural, scientific organizations and public associations of the Parties to the Agreement;

assistance in strengthening the material and technical base of the educational process, scientific research and technological developments in the field of the Russian language;

Russian Russian translation assistance to the organization of translation of literary works by classical and modern authors of the Parties to the Agreement into Russian and from Russian into the languages of the peoples of the Parties to the Agreement;

conducting international scientific conferences to discuss the prospects and directions in the study and teaching of the Russian language;

holding international book exhibitions, international dictation in the Russian language, public speaking competitions;

Russian Russian Language and Russian Literature academic subjects exchange of experience in conducting the examination of textbooks and teaching aids;

the establishment of competitions for grants for the implementation of creative projects in order to support and popularize the Russian language as a language of international communication and a means of communication.

Article 6

The highest body of the Organization is the Ministerial Conference (hereinafter referred to as the Conference), which includes the heads of relevant ministries (departments). The Parties to the Agreement or another person authorized by the Party to the Agreement, with a status not lower than the Minister.

The executive body of the Organization is the Governing Council, which includes authorized representatives appointed by the Parties to the Agreement.

The permanent working body of the Organization is the Secretariat, headed by the Secretary General of the Organization and also performs the functions of a depository.

The Secretary General of the Organization and the Secretariat of the Organization are accountable to the Conference.

Article 7

Decisions of the Conference and the Governing Council of the Organization are made by consensus.

Any Party to the Agreement may declare its disinterest in a particular issue or a dissenting opinion, which is not considered an obstacle to making a decision.

The Party to the Agreement that did not sign the decision is not responsible for the consequences of the decision.

Article 8

The Conference is convened on a regular basis at least once a year. The Chairman of the Conference is elected from among its participants by a majority vote. Extraordinary sessions of the Conference may be held on the initiative of any Party to the Treaty, supported by at least two thirds of the other Parties to the Treaty.

The decisions of the Conference are binding on all the Parties to the Agreement that signed them, the Governing Council, the Secretariat of the Organization and the Secretary General of the Organization.

The powers of the Conference include:

a) defining the general policy and guiding the activities of the Organization;

b) making decisions on fundamental issues of the Organization's activities;

c) adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Organization's bodies;

d) approval of programs of activities (events) Organizations and reports on their performance;

e) making decisions on the accession of other States to the Treaty and granting Observer status at the Organization to other States and international organizations;

f) approval of the size (scale) of the Parties' shared contributions to the Organization's budget to ensure the activities of the Organization's Secretariat;

g) approval of the budget of the Organization, the annual report on the execution of the budget of the Organization, the regulations on the procedure for the formation and execution of the budget of the Organization;

h) approval of the Regulations on the Organization's Secretariat;

i) approval of the Regulations on the audit of the financial and Economic Activities of the Organization's Secretariat and the implementation of its programs of activities (events) Organizations, review of audit results;

k) Appointment of the Secretary General of the Organization;

k) determination of the maximum number of the Organization's Secretariat;

m) determination of the remuneration procedure for the staff of the Organization's Secretariat.

Decisions on the issues contained in sub-paragraphs "d", "e-i", "l" and "m" are taken by the Conference in agreement with the Governments of the Parties to the Treaty.

Article 9

The Governing Council elects a Chairman from among its members by a majority vote.

The Governing Council meets at least twice a year. Extraordinary meetings of the Governing Council may be held on the initiative of any member supported by at least one third of the other members of the Governing Council.

The General Secretary of the Organization is a member of the Governing Council with the right of advisory vote.

The Governing Council is accountable to the Conference, to which it submits its reports.

The decisions of the Governing Council are binding on its members, who signed them, and the Organization's Secretariat.

The powers of the Governing Council include:

a) monitoring the implementation of the decisions of the Conference on the Organization's activities;

b) submitting a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization for consideration by the Conference;

c) performing other tasks assigned to him by the Conference.

The costs associated with holding meetings of the Conference and the Governing Council are borne by the state body of the Contracting Party exercising its powers in the established field of activity, the head of which is the Chairman of the Conference.

The costs associated with ensuring the participation and secondment of Conference participants, members of the Governing Council and invited persons are borne by the sending bodies and organizations of the Parties to the Agreement independently.

Article 10

The Organization's secretariat performs the following functions:

a) implementation of the practical implementation of the decisions of the Conference and the Governing Council;

b) development of activity programs (events) Organizations and preparation of reports on their performance;

c) preparation of meetings of the Conference and the Governing Council;

d) document storage (depository).

The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary General of the Organization.

The status, tasks, powers and working procedure of the Secretariat are determined by the Regulations on the Secretariat of the Organization, approved by the decision of the Conference.

The seat of the Organization's Secretariat is the city of Sochi, Russian Federation.

Article 11

The Secretary General of the Organization is appointed by the Conference for a four-year term on the proposal of the Governing Council from among the nationals of the Parties to the Agreement.

By a decision of the Conference, the powers of a person in the position of Secretary General of the Organization may be extended for one term.

The Secretary General of the Organization has one deputy. The Secretary General of the Organization and his Deputy should not be representatives of the same State.

The Secretary General of the Organization exercises his powers in strict accordance with the goals and objectives of the Organization and its organs.

Powers of the Secretary General of the Organization:

management of the activities of the Organization's Secretariat, planning and implementation of tasks and their coordination;

making proposals to the Governing Council on the practical activities of the Organization to achieve its goals;

interaction with the Parties to the Agreement, educational, scientific, cultural, public organizations and associations, foundations, mass media and other interested organizations in order to implement the decisions of the Conference and the Governing Council.;

representation of the Organization at the international level in accordance with the decisions of the Conference and the Governing Council.;

performing other functions assigned to him by the Conference and the Governing Council.

The Secretary General of the Organization is personally responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the Organization's Secretariat, for the finances and property of the Organization.

The Deputy Secretary General of the Organization is appointed by the Governing Council for a period of three years from among the citizens of the Parties to the Agreement.

Article 12

The organization enjoys the rights of a legal entity, has its own budget, seal, stamps and letterheads with its name.

An organization has the right to achieve its goals:

open bank accounts;

possess separate property, acquire property and non-property rights and obligations on their own behalf;

conclude contracts;

to act as plaintiff and defendant in the courts.

The official and working language of the Organization is Russian.

The conditions of stay of the Organization's Secretariat in the territory of its host State, the privileges and immunities of the Organization's Secretariat and its staff are determined by a separate international agreement with the host State of the Organization's Secretariat.

Article 13

The Organization's property is formed by:

shared contributions of the Parties to the Agreement to the Organization's budget to ensure the activities of the Organization's Secretariat, which are paid by state bodies of the States parties to the Agreement exercising powers in the established field of activity, whose representatives are participants in the Conference.;

voluntary contributions from the Parties to the Agreement, donations from legal entities and individuals for the implementation of activity programs (events) Organizations;

other sources not prohibited by the legislation of the Parties to the Agreement for the implementation of programs of activities (events) Organizations.

Russian Russian Language Association I certify that this text is a complete and true copy of the Agreement on the Establishment of the International Organization for the Russian Language, signed in Bishkek on October 13, 2023 in one original copy in Russian.

The agreement was signed:

for the Republic of Belarus - President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko;

for the Republic of Kazakhstan - President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev;

for the Kyrgyz Republic - President of the Kyrgyz Republic S. N. Japarov;

for the Russian Federation - President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin;

for the Republic of Tajikistan - President of the Republic of Tajikistan E. S. Rahmon;

for the Republic of Uzbekistan - President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M. Mirziyoyev.

The original copy of the Agreement is kept at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation until the formation of the Secretariat of the International Organization for the Russian Language.

Director

Legal Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Of the Russian Federation

M. Musikhin

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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