NOVO-OGAREVO, October 9 (RIA Novosti) - Vladimir Putin is meeting with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich in his residence Novo-Ogarevo in the Moscow region.
Bilateral issues will be discussed at the informal meeting.
Vladimir Putin greeted his guests by the entrance to his residence. Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yanukovich came to Novo-Ogarevo in one car.
Talking to the participants in the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin said he would invite the Ukrainian President and Prime Minister to his birthday party to discuss practical assistance to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine in an informal atmosphere.
On October 7 Vladimir Putin turned 52.
