Putin plans face-to-face meeting with Council of Legislators in St. Petersburg on April 27

The Council of Legislators will gather on April 27 in the Tauride Palace in Russia’s second-biggest city

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans a face-to-face meeting with members of the Council of Legislators of the Federal Assembly in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, April 27, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, Qazet.az reports.

"Yes, [the event] is being readied," he said when asked whether the president plans to participate in the meeting face-to-face.

The Council of Legislators will gather on April 27 in the Tauride Palace in Russia’s second-biggest city. The head of the state traditionally speaks at those events.

The Council of Legislators is an advisory body at chambers of the Russian parliament established in May 2012.