Meeting with permanent members of Security Council

The meeting considered the potential further unfriendly steps on behalf of Washington in the form of trade restrictions. It was stressed that such actions are completely illegitimate under international law.

The agenda included issues related to the upcoming ‘Caspian five’ summit in Aktau. The participants stressed the importance of finalising the long-term work on settling the legal status of the Caspian region.

Additional matters discussed included the country’s socioeconomic development.

The meeting was attended by State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin Volodin Vyacheslav Volodin VyacheslavChairman of the State Duma , Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino Vaino Anton Vaino AntonChief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office , Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev Patrushev Nikolai Patrushev NikolaiAide to the President , Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu Shoigu Sergei Shoigu SergeiSecretary of the Russian Federation Security Council and Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov Bortnikov Alexander Bortnikov AlexanderDirector of the Federal Security Service .