The meeting was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Kazakhstan Alexei Borodavkin, Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Nikolai Udovichenko, Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov and Ambassador to Uzbekistan Oleg Malginov.

During the meeting, the parties considered various aspects of regional cooperation and discussed prospects for bilateral collaboration between Central Asia and Russia. Particular attention was paid to security issues, including the situation in Afghanistan.

The active interaction of the parties within the framework of the UN, CIS, SCO and other international organizations was noted with satisfaction at the meeting.