( RBC ) - The Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Russia, Viktor Yanukovich and Viktor Zubkov, will discuss pressing issues of relations between the two countries during a bilateral meeting as part of a CIS summit in Turkmenistan today, Denis Ivanesko, spokesperson for the Ukranian PM, told RBC. Yanukovich announced at a government meeting on Wednesday that he would be departing for Turkmenistan to take part in a meeting of the CIS heads of government, which he would chair.
While in Turkmenistan, Yanukovich is expected to also meet with the Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, as well as the head of the CIS Executive Committee.