MOSCOW, October 23 (HS/RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and the Russia-Africa Summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

The president is preparing for next week, because, as you know, it will be a Gas Exporting Countries Forum, a very representative and very important forum, and three whole days within the framework of the Russia-Africa summit, Peskov told reporters.

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