Putin to attend CIS summit in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, September 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Friday attend the meeting of the Council of the Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS is marking 25 years since its foundation this year. The summit is preceded by a meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministerial Council, where Russia is represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Putin’s visit to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, will last two days. On September 17, the Russian leader will meet with the republic’s President Almazbek Atambayev and attend celebrations of the 60th birthday of the Kyrgyz leader. Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that the CIS Heads of State Council’s meeting will be attended by the presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Read more