Putin arrives at CIS summit site in Turkmenistan

TURKMENBASY /Turkmenistan/, October 9. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the convention center located in the Awaza national tourist zone, a TASS correspondent reported. The meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State and the Caspian Environmental Summit will take place there shortly. In the lobby, the Russian head of state was greeted by the host of the summits, Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. Vladimir Putin posed for a joint photo with him. The CIS summit will be held in both a narrow and an expanded format. Afterward, the heads of state and government will tour an exhibition. Then, the leaders of all five Caspian nations will discuss the region’s environmental issues at the highest level.