On March 19, 2026, a delegation of the Commonwealth of Independent States Executive Committee led by CIS Deputy Secretary-General Nurlan Seitimov visited the State Forensic Examinations Committee of the Republic of Belarus.
During the visit, the diplomats observed the work of the committee’s forensic units (laboratories), viewed an exhibition of modern expert capabilities, and learned about the activities of the Republican Unitary Enterprise “Belsudexpertobespechenie”.
Following this, the CIS Executive Committee representatives held a meeting with the leadership of the Belarusian State Forensic Examinations Committee, where they discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation.
In particular, Nurlan Seitimov thanked the Chairman of the State Committee, Alexey Volkov, for the opportunity to gain a complete and systematic understanding of the main directions of forensic expert activity in the Republic of Belarus, and to familiarize himself with modern expert equipment and laboratories for the examination of physical evidence.
The CIS Deputy Secretary-General noted that amid the escalation of multifaceted challenges and threats to security, as well as criminal risks, the importance and role of forensic examination in ensuring the principle of inevitability of punishment, protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens, and the interests of the state are increasing more than ever.
In his opinion, considering the importance of forensic expert activity in countering crime, it is necessary to further build up expert potential, improve the legal framework for cooperation, exchange information and positive work experience, harmonize national legislation in this area, unify methods of expert research, and enhance the quality of professional personnel training.
In this context, according to Nurlan Seitimov, the initiatives of the Belarusian side within the framework of its chairmanship of the CIS Coordination Council in the Sphere of Forensic Expert Activity deserve high-leveled support and approval. The Belarusian model of reforming expert units and the accumulated experience of their work as part of a single agency are of great interest and may be in demand among colleagues from the expert community.
He also emphasized that consolidating forensic expert potential and developing this activity in a multilateral format will give an additional impetus to strengthening common positions in the fight against crime and will contribute to enhancing the security of the Commonwealth states.