Russia’s Putin to visit Azerbaijan in late September

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in September and October this year, an aide to the Russian leader, Yury Ushakov told Izvestiya.

According to him, President Putin will pay a visit to Azerbaijan in late September. He is expected to attend a meeting of CIS leaders in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe on 27-28 September, with Putin’s Uzbekistan visit slated for October.

Putin will host a trilateral summit of the Russian, Iranian and Azerbaijani presidents later this year, Ushakov added.