BISHKEK, December 24. /TASS/. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov will take part in the upcoming informal summit of the CIS leaders in St. Petersburg, the press service of the Kyrgyz president said.

"The head of state will take part in the informal meeting of heads of the CIS states and a regular meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council," it cited Muratbek Azymbakiev, head of the presidential administration’s foreign policy department.

Japarov arrived in St. Petersburg on a working visit on Tuesday. He was welcomed at the Pulkovo airport by deputy governor of St. Petersburg Oleg Ergashev and other officials.