Peskov: Putin will meet delegation of African states on June 17

The meeting with the Russian President Vladimir Putin with a delegation of African countries will take place on June 17 in St. Petersburg, Russian President's Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Report informs citing Russian media that the delegation will head to St.Petersburg on two special flights to meet with the Russian president.

Peskov also said that Putin is scheduled to have an international contact on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 16, then he should speak at the forum.

"We will wait for assessments of the economic situation, prospects as the president sees them. After that, the president has several more events during the day," he said.