President Aliyev meets Moldovan leader ahead of CIS summit
Today, Azerbaijan
July 21 2006
22 July 2006 [02:49] – Today.Az
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visiting Moscow to attend an
informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
leaders met with his Moldovan counterpart Vladimir Voronin on Friday.
The two exchanged views on political and economic issues as well as
international cooperation.
Later in the day, President Aliyev attended a dinner party for the
CIS heads of state.
The summit is due to begin on Saturday, to be attended by about 10
leaders. The presidents of Turkmenistan, Armenia and Georgia will
not join the event. The Ukrainian leader will not visit the Russian
capital either over tense political situation in his country.
The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno Karabakh is one of the
issues high on agenda that is expected to be in focus of President
Aliyev’s bilateral meetings in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to make a statement on
the outcomes of the summit upon its conclusion. Following the talks,
the heads of state are expected to attend the annual horse race for
a Russian presidential prize.
An informal forum of this kind was held for the first time in Russia
July 2-3, 2004 and attended by all leaders from the former Soviet
republics except Turkmenistan and Belarus.
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