Putin gave a speech at CICA Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said there was a real threat of hunger and widespread social upheavals amid the increased volatility of world energy and prices.

Putin said during his speech at the CICA summit in Astana, "Our summit and other regional cooperation needs to resolve various problems.

In particular, I'm talking about the increased volatility of world energy, food, fertilizer prices, prices for raw materials and other significant goods.

" The Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia takes place in Astana on 13 October. Russian President Putin and Turkish President are expected to meet within the plenary session of the CICA summit.