Georgia's parliament backed on Thursday President Mikheil Saakashvili's initiative to pull out from the Russian-dominated alliance due to a conflict with Moscow over the breakaway Georgian republic of South Ossetia.
"No documents declaring Georgia's withdrawal from the CIS have been handed in," said Vladimir Garkun, deputy executive secretary of the organization, which has its HQ in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
Garkun said Georgian representatives in CIS bodies were continuing to work.
The official said Georgia's departure would not affect the alliance much, whereas the Caucasus state itself stands to lose a lot. He did not elaborate.
He also said it was premature to talk about the introduction of visa regulations for Georgian citizens wishing to enter CIS states until withdrawal procedures have been completed. Garkun suggested the issue could be decided on bilateral levels.
CIS withdrawal procedures require member states to notify the ruling body of their decision in writing 12 months in advance.
Violence in Georgia and breakaway South Ossetia has largely died down in the past 24 hours.
The two countries were involved in five days of bitter fighting after U.S. ally Georgia launched a major offensive to retake the separatist province on August 8.
Russia subsequently sent in troops to "help its peacekeepers and protect civilians." The U.S. called Moscow's response to the Georgian attack "disproportionate."
Tbilisi had earlier criticized the CIS as being ineffective.
The alliance currently comprises 11 countries, or all the ex-Soviet republics with the exception of three Baltic states and Turkmenistan, which discontinued permanent membership in 2005. The Central Asian state is currently an associate member, but is seeking to rejoin as a full member.
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