Lavrov to attend meeting of CIS ministers in Chisinau

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a visit to Moldova on Thursday to meet with his counterparts from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a visit to Moldova on Thursday to meet with his counterparts from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

About 20 various multilateral cooperation issues are on the meeting's agenda, including those concerning further cooperation in "enhancing security and increasing the efficiency of joint border [protection] policies," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The ministers would also focus on migration issues and coordinate forthcoming top-level CIS events and meetings.