President Saakashvili meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg

Abkhazia Institute for Social and Economic Research - President Saakashvili meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg: "Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at june 9 2007 arrived in St Petersburg to attend an informal summit of CIS heads of state and a world economic forum. Within the framework of the visit he met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Constantine Palace today. The meeting took place behind closed doors and lasted longer than had originally been planned. The presidents spoke to journalists before the meeting. "