President of Kazakhstan arrives in St. Petersburg

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has arrived in Russia yesterday to participate in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and an informal meeting of CIS leaders, according to the press service of the Kazakh president.

​At St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo International Airport, the Kazakh leader was welcomed by St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov and Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko.

​During the visit on December 21-22, Tokayev is scheduled to participate in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, where leaders are expected to discuss further economic integration and the signing of a free trade agreement between the EAEU and Indonesia. He will also attend a traditional informal gathering of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).