On May 30, 2013 the Ministry of Communications and
Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue a postage stamp “Republic
of Belarus presidency of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2013”. Designer: Ivan Lukin. Printing: offset. Colour: full colour.
Paper: chalk-surfaced, gummed. Perforation: comb 131/2: 133/4. Size of stamp:
37x26 mm. Edition: 48.000 copies.
The issue is printed in mini sheet of 6 values with
decorating margins. Size of sheetlet: 98 x 104 mm. Made at the
Republican Unitary Enterprise “Bobruisk Integrated Printing House
A. T. Nepogodin. Letter “M” is equal to the air-mail tariff of
a postcard abroad.
On January 1, 2013 the Republic of Belarus took over the CIS
presidency. The relevant decision was made at the session of the CIS Council of
the Heads of States in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) on December 5, 2012. During 2013 the Republic of Belarus will preside over the
following Charter Bodies of the CIS: the Council of the Heads of States, the
Council of the Heads of Governments, the Council of Foreign Ministers, the
Economic Council, the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of
the States-Participants of the Commonwealth under Charter and other Bodies of
the Commonwealth, and also the commission on economic affairs at the CIS
Economic Council.