A meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State is taking place in Ashgabat, ONA reports citing RIA Novosti.
The meeting began with a narrow communication among leaders.
The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attends the meeting.
It is planned that during the meeting of the council the issue of extending the powers of the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergey Lebedev for three years will be considered.