MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION INFORMATION AND PRESS DEPARTMENT _______________________________ 32/34 Smolenskaya-Sennaya pl., 119200, Moscow G-200; tel.: (499) 244 4119, fax: (499) 244 4112 e-mail: dip@mid.ru, web-address: www.mid.ru |
The heads of state discussed the preparation of the forthcoming summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and the Commonwealth of Independent States, including in light of events that occurred in South Ossetia. Both sides expressed their desire to discuss this situation in a multilateral format and develop harmonious positions.
The conversation was initiated by Kazakhstan.