Chechen president joins Foreign Ministry council of leaders of Russian

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has joined the Foreign Ministry’s Council of Heads of Subjects of the Russian Federation. At a meeting of the council on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov congratulated the Chechen president with the assignment and expressed hope that his admission to the council would be useful for both for the Chechen Republic and for the whole country, Yuga.ru reports quoting the press service of the Chechen president and government.  
During the meeting a discussion was held on the questions of cooperation of subjects of the Russian Federation with international organizations of the united Nations, and the entrance of foreign citizens and Russian nationals who are living abroad to Russian Universities. The delegates also heard information about the implementation of proposals for the conference on the integration of Russia’s Far East into the Asia-Pacific region.