"Establishment of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) 30 years ago was a right step," said Russian President Vladimir Putin while his speech at the informal summit of CIS Heads of State in Saint Petersburg, APA's correspondent in Moscow reports.
"Many things have drastically changed over the recent years and decades. At the same time, I would like to note that establishment of the CIS was, no doubt, a right step itself," V. Putin stressed.