Moldovan President Maia Sandu will not participate in the informal summit of the heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in St. Petersburg, Russia, scheduled for December 28, as she has not received an official invitation, Report informs, citing foreign media.
"I will not go to the CIS summit. I have already said that I analyze participation in those meetings regarding their agendas and issues discussed, how significant for Moldova they are, and we are especially interested in economic aspects, as we want to tackle issues in this field. I have not received an official invitation and have not seen the agenda either," Sandu told the Moldovan Pro tv broadcaster.
The summit will be attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, as well as the first president of Kazakhstan Elbashy Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.