Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a working visit to the Amur region today on the occasion of Cosmonautics Day.

APA reports quoting TASS that Putin, who arrived in Blagoveshchensk, will get acquainted with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome.

The two leaders will also discuss Ukraine and hold a press conference after the meeting.

In addition, Putin will meet in Blagoveshchensk with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin and the governor of the Amur region Vasily Orlov.