September 17, 2003 - 19:23 AMT
VLADIMIR PUTIN TO MEET ILHAM ALIYEV IN YALTA
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Azeri prime minister Ilham Aliyev will hold a meeting within the framework of the coming September 18-19 summit of the CIS member-states' leaders in Yalta, as Russian president's administration head Alexander Voloshin stated in Baku. Commenting on the possibility of Ilham Aliyev's visit to Moscow, A. Voloshin said that "the nature of relations established between the two countries does not demand any formal invitations".