The heads of security and intelligence agencies from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries have gathered in Moscow for their 20th meeting on intelligence issues, TASS reports.

Apart from Russia, delegations from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to take part in the meeting.

According to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the parties will assess the results of their joint activities and discuss priorities for further cooperation between CIS intelligence agencies.