
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov said that a separate meeting between Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan in Turkmenistan is not planned, but did not rule out the possibility of their communication on the sidelines of the CIS summit.
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Leaders of the CIS countries are holding a summit in Turkmenistan.
A separate meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is not planned in Turkmenistan.
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov does not rule out contacts between the leaders on the sidelines of the CIS summit.
MOSCOW, October 6 – RIA Novosti. A separate meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is not planned in Turkmenistan, although contacts on the sidelines of the CIS summit cannot be ruled out, said Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov.

Russia offers partners in the South Caucasus access to its market, transport connectivity, investment and cooperation in industry and high technology, promoting a creative agenda based on sovereign equality and mutual respect, said Mikhail Kalugin, director of the fourth department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Assistant to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov said that more than 90% of commercial payments between the CIS countries are carried out in national currencies, and the financial infrastructure of the Commonwealth is stable and independent of external influence. President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkmenistan on October 8–9 to attend the CIS summit.

On October 9, a meeting of the heads of state of the CIS will take place in the Avaza tourist zone in Turkmenistan, where it is planned to discuss issues of interaction within the Commonwealth, the chairmanship of the CIS in 2027 and the holding of the next meeting of the Council of Heads of State. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkmenistan on October 8-9 and take part in the CIS meeting and the Caspian environmental summit.

Assistant to the Russian President Yuri Ushakov said that a meeting of the presidents of Russia, China and the United States could take place in Shenzhen as part of the APEC summit on November 18–19 if Trump confirms his participation. There has been no practical discussion of the meeting yet.

Assistant to the Russian President for International Affairs Yuri Ushakov said that the Russian language is a powerful unifying force throughout the CIS, recalling that the International Russian Language Organization was created on the initiative of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS, where it is planned to discuss the preliminary results of the association’s activities this year, prospects for cooperation and issues on the regional and international agenda, as well as make decisions to strengthen cooperation in the cultural, humanitarian and law enforcement spheres.