The next meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of independent States will be held in the Kazakh capital Astana on October 9. "The ninth of October, just let him be?" "asked the leader of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at the informal summit in the capital of Russia on the last working day of the week. "Please," replied the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. "Suits us perfectly. Us this term suits, and all the others said, if it is removed, leaving on 9 October for meetings and to provide opportunities for the next meeting ", - said Nazarbayev. "Well," said Putin. The Commonwealth brings together eleven of the fifteen former Soviet republics except Georgia and the three Baltic countries. Ukraine after the change of government in early 2014 raised the question of withdrawal from the Union. With moments of education groups were held 42 meetings of the Council of heads of countries and 14 more informal summits (current - 15th).