St. petersburg: Leaders from Eurasia are set to gather in Russia's St. Petersburg over the next two days for separate meetings of key regional integration bodies. The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to St. Petersburg to attend a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, addressing current issues facing the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). A significant agenda item is the anticipated signing of a free trade agreement between the EAEU and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to Anadolu Agency, Putin will also participate in a traditional informal gathering of leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Monday. Several regional leaders have already arrived in Russia for one or both meetings, including Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Other anticipated attendees include Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russian state news agency RIA reported that Putin is set to hold separate meetings with Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during the informal CIS summit. However, Azerbaijan has not yet officially confirmed Aliyev's participation.

The CIS was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union to promote cooperation in economic, political, and security affairs. Its full members include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, with Turkmenistan holding associate membership. Moldova suspended its participation in CIS meetings in 2022.

The EAEU was formed under a treaty signed in May 2014, which entered into force in January 2015. Its members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia.