Putin to meet with int'l news agencies ahead of SPIEF

MOSCOW. June 16 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with journalists from international news agencies ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the Moscow.Kremlin.Putin program said.

"The president will speak with journalists from international news agencies ahead of the SPIEF," the Vesti.ru website quoted the report as saying.

Putin will also speak at the SPIEF, the program said, as it reported Putin's plans for this week.

SPIEF 2025 is scheduled to take place on June 18-21.