04/03/2011 11:56
Russia to expand CIS ties – Putin
Russia is all set to expand mutually beneficial cooperation with its fellow CIS countries.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made this point very clear when meeting in Moscow on Thursday with the Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergei Lebedev, The Voice of Russia reports.
In return, Lebedev said that Russia continues to play a leading role in integrating the former Soviet republics and is a perfect venue for economic and business forums held within the CIS framework.