Putin to attend session of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana

MOSCOW, May 30. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to take part in the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service said. The heads of states part of the Eurasian Economic Union will "discuss prospects of deepening integration, including forming common markets of gas, oil and oil products." They will "also exchange views on extending trade and economic ties of the Union with foreign states and regional integration alliances." A range of documents on the practical aspects of the EAEU functioning are expected to be adopted after the talks. Putin is also due to hold a bilateral meeting with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Read more