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Putin will meet leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan in Astana on March 20

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko have already confirmed they would attend the meeting
Presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, Alexander Lukashenko, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vladimir Putin ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Metzel
Presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, Alexander Lukashenko, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vladimir Putin
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ASTANA, March 16. /TASS/. The presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will meet in Astana on March 20, a spokesman for the Kazakh leader said on Monday.

The spokesman said Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko had already confirmed they would attend the meeting.

"The heads of state will discuss bilateral trade and economic cooperation," the spokesman said adding that they would also focus on global economic issues and the Ukrainian crisis.