The Council of Heads of States-Founders of IFAS is the supreme body of IFAS. Meetings of the Council are convened by agreement among the Heads of State.
The Council of Heads of State develops and recommends policies aimed at aligning the region’s productive capacities with its natural resource potential, recommends interstate legal and regulatory acts for approval, defines principles common to all states of the region for the management, use, and protection of water resources, and regulates interstate relations in the fields of water management and environmental protection.
The Council of Heads of State also appoints the President of IFAS for a defined term, makes decisions on the liquidation, reorganization, or relocation of the IFAS Executive Committee to another state. By decision of the Council of Heads of State, the activities of IFAS may be terminated.
Summits of the Heads of State Founders of IFAS
| Date | Location | Joint Document | Decisions |
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| 15 September 2023 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Dushanbe Declaration of the Heads of State Founders of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea | Decisions 1-3 |
| 6 August 2021 | Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan | Joint Statement on the Outcomes of the Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Heads of State |
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| 24 August 2018 | Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan | Joint Communiqué of the Council of Heads of State Founders of IFAS | |
| 28 April 2009 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Joint Statement of the Heads of State Founders of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea | |
| 6 October 2002 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Joint Communiqué of the Heads of State of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; Dushanbe Declaration | |
| 28 December 2001 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Tashkent Statement | |
| 9 April 1999 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | Ashgabat Declaration | |
| 28 February 1997 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Almaty Declaration | |
| 20 September 1995 | Nukus, Uzbekistan | Nukus Declaration | |
| 3 March 1995 | Dashoguz, Turkmenistan | Joint Statement of the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan | |
| 11 January 1994 | Nukus, Uzbekistan | ||
| 26 March 1993 | Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan | ||
| 4 January 1993 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Joint Communiqué of the Heads of State of the Central Asian Region |
The management of IFAS is carried out by the IFAS Board, composed of Deputy Prime Ministers of the founding States. The Executive Committee convenes at least twice a year. Member States may propose the organization of additional sessions as needed.