Putin expects to meet with CIS leaders in late December

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has stated that he expects to meet with leaders of the CIS countries during an informal meeting in St. Petersburg at the end of December, RIA Novosti reports.

“I would like you to convey my warmest greetings to the leaders of states, whom I expect to meet soon at the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the informal meeting in St. Petersburg in late December,” Putin said, addressing the attendees of the meeting of the Council of the Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States.