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Russian and Armenian presidents to meet in Astana

08 August 2011 08:11 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Habil Suleymanzadeh â€“ APA. Leaders of the countries-members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization will hold an informal summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on August 12-13, 2011.

Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will discuss the issues of regional security and global war on terror, APA reports quoting the website of the Russian president. A series of bilateral meetings, including meeting between the Russian and Armenian presidents are expected to be held within the framework of the summit. Presidents of Russia and Armenia are expected to exchange views on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan will meet in Sochi on August 9. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will visit Russia at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.