Putin arrives in Astana for meeting with Nazarbayev and CIS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan. He is to hold a meeting with Nursultan Nazarbayev, as well as  participate in the CIS summit and a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. 

Earlier, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov reported that Putin arrived the day before the summit at the personal invitation of Nazarbayev.