SOCHI, 7 February (BelTA) - The plane carrying some members of the Russian delegation heading to Sochi had to land in Mineralnye Vody, BelTA has learned.
Presidents of Belarus and Russia Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin are holding one-on-one talks in Krasnaya Polyana in the format of a formal breakfast.
Meanwhile, there was information, which was confirmed by representatives of the Russian media present in Sochi, that some members of the Russian delegation were not able to arrive in Sochi. The reason is bad weather. As a result, the plane was diverted to the airport in Mineralnye Vody.
TASS reported earlier that the plane of the Rossiya special flight detachment with a part of the government delegation and journalists of the Russian presidential pool departed from Moscow to Sochi with a two-hour delay. On board the plane are Deputy Prime Minister Aleksei Overchuk, Energy Minister Alexander Novak and First Deputy Minister of Economic Development Mikhail Babich.
The flight from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was delayed due to bad weather- a snow storm with strong side winds.