ASTANA. June 18 (Interfax-AVN) - President Vladimir Putin has called for restoring ties between CIS countries lost after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
He told an international forum on Eurasian integration in Astana on Friday that the ties should be restored "on a new foundation taking modern development trends in the world into account."
"Our efforts should be pooled to effectively tackle the problems facing our countries in security and economy," Putin said.