MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - The leaders of Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan and Tukmenistan will discuss regional security at a meeting set for September 12 in the Kazakh Caspian coast town of Aktau, the Russian presidential aide said on Thursday.
"It is expected that within the framework of the meeting in Aktau, as well as the following informal discussion in Kenderly, the leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan will discuss regional and international issues," Sergei Prikhodko said.
Energy cooperation, issues surrounding the Caspian Sea, the schedule for the upcoming CIS leaders summit and the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh will also be discussed, Prikhodko said.
He also said that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev could hold talks on the sidelines with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
Tehran, one of the five Caspian littoral states, has criticized the four-way meeting. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the meeting contravened agreements made as part of the negotiations between the five Caspian states.
Russian diplomatic circles expressed surprise at Iran's response to the meeting.
"The Caspian status is not the only theme of the meeting," Prikhodko said.
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