BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 22. The reasons for
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev’s
non-participation in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council held on December 21 in St. Petersburg, Russia, as well as
in the informal summit of CIS heads of state scheduled for today,
have been disclosed, Trend reports.
The Presidential Administration told AZERTAC that, as Azerbaijan is not a member of
the Eurasian Economic Union, President Ilham Aliyev did not take
part in the December 21 meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council. The head of state was also unable to attend today’s
informal summit of CIS heads of state in St. Petersburg due to a
tight work schedule.
It was recalled that the Republic of Azerbaijan regularly
participates in official CIS summits as a member state and attaches
great importance to cooperation within the CIS framework, including
the development of bilateral relations with member states.
President Ilham Aliyev participated in the meeting of the CIS
Heads of State Council held on October 9–10 this year in Dushanbe,
Tajikistan. The meetings held within the framework of the session,
both bilaterally and multilaterally, were productive.
