Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to have a series of bilateral meetings with the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) at the anniversary summit of the organization, Dmitry Peskov, the head of state's press secretary, told reporters on Friday.
The event will be held in Moscow on May 16.
"Yes, meetings are planned. Meetings are indeed planned, as early as Monday afternoon. We will let you know later which ones [exactly]," the Kremlin spokesman said in response to a question about whether Putin is expected to have separate bilateral meetings with CSTO summit participants. "A whole range of meetings are planned," Peskov clarified.
The summit will be dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the CSTO. The event will be attended by Secretary-General of the association Stanislav Zas, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, leader of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov and head of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
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Based on materials from TASS