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Putin holds talks to strengthen CIS cooperation amid rising regional competition and Western sanctions, with a new 'CIS Plus' format proposed at the summit, Kremlin said.
- On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with Commonwealth of Independent States leaders to discuss bilateral relations and summit preparations ahead of the Oct. 9 and 10 meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
- With Russia's historic grip waning in recent years, China and Europe have rushed to fill the power vacuum, while presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said the Dushanbe agenda will include a 'CIS Plus' format.
- The presence of a military base in Tajikistan highlights security ties, with Emomali Rakhmon, Tajikistan President for nearly 33 years, previously demanding Russia show 'respect'.
- Putin is expected to sign a joint statement with Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon, and Russia said it expected 'significant and interesting results' from the talks.
- Both China and Europe have held high-level summits in Central Asia this year as they seek access to natural resources in Central Asia, increasing external competition among Dushanbe summit participants.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on Wednesday in Tajikistan, Central Asia, to participate in the summit organised with other former Soviet leaders, which will probably focus on regional development and their relations with...
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Putin is in Tajikistan for meetings with leaders of ex-Soviet leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a state visit to Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union.
Putin holds phone talks with CIS leaders ahead of Dushanbe summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to discuss bilateral relations and preparations for the upcoming CIS summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan's capital, the Kremlin said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. He will hold talks with the country's head of state, Emomali Rahmon, as well as with leaders of other former Soviet Union (USSR) countries. Putin is accompanied by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, who visited a Russian military base in Tajikistan on Wednesday. TASR reports this, according to a report by the AP agency.
During its three-day period, the Russian President will meet with the counterpart of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, following a Russian-Asian Central Summit, which will include the participation of leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. On the sixth day, he will join the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus for a wider meeting of the Community of Independent States, an informal alliance of other former Soviet nations.
Putin to renew historic ties at Central Asian summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Central Asian leaders in Tajikistan on Thursday for only the second such summit since the fall of the Soviet Union as Moscow jostles with China and Europe for influence. At the first summit with Central Asia's five leaders in 2022, Putin got a tongue-lashing from the president of Tajikistan, who accused Moscow of neglecting the post-Soviet states and of showing them little respect. With Russia's histori…
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