Putin took part in the CIS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the CIS summit in Turkmenistan.

The work program of the summit began with a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads in a narrow format in the Avaza national tourist zone.

At the meeting, the leaders will exchange views on interaction within the CIS, discuss the CIS chairmanship in 2027 and the holding of the next meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State.

TURKMENBASHI, October 9 - RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking part in the CIS summit in Turkmenistan, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

Putin arrived in Turkmenistan on Thursday for a two-day working visit. The CIS summit is taking place in the Avaza national tourist zone on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea.

On Friday, the work program of the summit began with a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads in a narrow format. The leaders at the Avaza complex were greeted by the President of the Republic, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, then the heads of delegations and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who arrived at the summit, took a joint photo.

It is expected that at the meeting in a narrow format, the leaders will exchange views on interaction within the CIS, discuss the chairmanship of the CIS in 2027 and the holding of the next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS.