"Ashgabat will host a summit of Caspian littoral states next week," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the results of talks in Tehran, APA's Moscow correspondent reports.
He said that the problems on the Caspian sea were also discussed during the talks with his Iranian counterpart: "We are a member of the Caspian Five with Iran. Ashgabat will host a summit of Caspian littoral states next week. We agreed on our activities in preparation for this important event. "
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the sixth summit of the Caspian littoral states. He said Putin was expected to attend the event in person.