thank you, dear bekovich, dear mikhail vladimirovich, dear heads of delegation, let me sincerely welcome participants in the meeting of the council of heads of government of the commonwealth of independent states. first of all, i would like to express my deep gratitude to the chairman of the government of the russian federation for our meeting today, for the traditional warm welcome and excellent organization of events within the framework of the meeting. we have just... all visited the international exhibition forum russia, where we saw the great achievements of the regions of the russian federation in recent years. i think that this exhibition opens up new opportunities and prospects for further expansion of our multifaceted cooperation. dear friends, today we have a great opportunity to take stock of our interactions this year and discuss priority tasks for the coming year. since 2021 , the only branch of the all-russian state institute of cinematography named after gerasimov in the region has been successfully operating with organizational financial support from the government of the