An unofficial meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State has been held in Moscow.
The meeting was attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin welcomed President Ilham Aliyev and other attending Presidents.
In his opening remarks, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin thanked the Presidents of the CIS member-states for accepting the invitation to attend the meeting. Speaking next was President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan, the country currently presiding the CIS.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the development of cooperation in various areas and integration within the CIS.