# Putin, CIS leaders meet for summit in limited format

https://mins.news/en/item/92704

- TASS, 2026-10-09 07:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2199677

> Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States are attending the CIS Council of Heads of State in Turkmenistan’s Awaza national tourist zone. Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov opened the meeting, whose agenda has about 15 items. The summit will later continue in an expanded format, with Iran’s president joining for the first time. Leaders plan a joint statement and documents on cooperation against cybercrime, among other measures.

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