At Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will attend the fourth Caspian summit to be held in Russia's Astrakhan on September 29, the Kremlin said. 

The Iranian, Kazakh and Turkmen presidents will also participate in the summit.

The summit will discuss key issues of cooperation between the countries bordering the Caspian Sea and implementation of the decisions approved at the last summit in Baku in 2010, and will outline priorities for cooperation between the region’s countries over the coming period. Multilateral agreements will be signed.

Putin will also hold a number of bilateral meetings with his colleagues from the five Caspian Sea countries.

Bakudaily.Az