CIS leaders meeting in Ashgabat
Leaders of countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) are gathering for a December 5 summit in Turkmenistan's
capital, Ashgabat, Radio Liberty reported.
The meeting is expected to focus on the strengthening of economic
and security cooperation among the 11 participating member
states.
The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said President Almazbek Atambaev will
not attend the Ashgabat summit of the loose grouping of former
Soviet republics because of what was described as Atambaev's "busy
work schedule."