Kyrgyz President Japarov to Attend Informal CIS Summit in St. Petersburg

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is set to participate in the upcoming informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders in St. Petersburg, according to the Kyrgyz presidential press service.

"The head of state will take part in the informal meeting of heads of the CIS states and a regular meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council," said Muratbek Azymbakiev, head of the presidential administration’s foreign policy department, The Caspian Post reports, citing Russian media.

Japarov arrived in St. Petersburg on a working visit on Tuesday. He was welcomed at the Pulkovo airport by deputy governor of St. Petersburg Oleg Ergashev and other officials.