Azerbaijani PM arrives in Minsk for CIS council meeting

Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov has arrived in Minsk on a working visit at the invitation of his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Turchin to take part in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

According to the Cabinet of Ministers, Asadov was welcomed at Minsk National Airport by Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Natalya Petkevich, who also co-chairs the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the two countries, as well as Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Sekret and other officials, Caliber.Az reports.

The meeting in Minsk will cover 14 agenda items, bringing together government leaders from across the CIS.

By Sabina Mammadli