Novosibirsk (Russia), Feb 8 (IANS): The Kremlin is looking forward to a decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is about to make on the appeals filed by Russian athletes, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

According to him, the President has been provided with reports on the matter, reports Tass news agency.

"As of now, the hearing has concluded and CAS has taken a break before announcing its ruling concerning our athletes' appeals.

"We are definitely looking forward to a decision that CAS will make," Peskov said. "Clearly, the President has been provided with reports on the matter as news from the court comes in," the Kremlin spokesman noted.

Peskov also said that in Russia's view, "CAS rulings should be respected and implemented". "This is our standpoint, our experts have been maintaining contacts with the IOC (International Olympic Committee) in this regard," he added.

The Russian presidential spokesman pointed out that "the IOC Charter and other IOC documents clarify the role of the Court of Arbitration."

He said that he was not "ready to name a particular article, but it surely enshrines the role of CAS."