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.

Axar.az informs according to the Presidential Administration, 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 will also be unable to attend today’s informal Summit of CIS heads of state in Saint Petersburg due to a tight work schedule.

It should be 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, including the development of bilateral relations with member states.

President Aliyev participated in the CIS Heads of State Council meeting held on October 9–10 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The meetings held within the framework of the session, both bilateral and multilateral, were productive.