US PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN MOSCOW
Baku, 6 July (AZERTAC). President of the United States Barack Obama arrived Monday in Moscow for an official visit. The President came with his wife, Michelle Obama, and two daughters.
He began his visit by laying a wreath at the Grave of an Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.
The same day, Presidents of Russia and U.S. met in the presence of foreign ministers.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assessed Barack Obama`s visit as “an important event in the history of Russian-American relations”.
“We hope that we will close a number of complex pages in the history of Russian-American relations, and open a new page as a result of our work today and tomorrow and a full-scale exchange of views,” said Medvedev.
President Obama stressed the importance of the visit, as well. He said Russia and the United States have more common approaches than disagreements concerning issues such as security, economy, energy and the environment.
According to him, the two countries can achieve good results if hard-working efforts are made in the next few days.
As part of the visit Mr. Obama will attend a Russia-U.S. summit which is expected to focus on reducing stockpile of nuclear weapons, cooperating on non-proliferation and resolving differences over U.S. planned missile defense system in Europe.
The talks will also focus on Russia`s bid to enter the World Trade Organization and U.S.-led military operation in Afghanistan.
The two leaders are expected to sign a package of documents, including the transit of military and other cargos to Afghanistan, a joint statement on Afghanistan and a joint declaration on nuclear cooperation.
The U.S. President is also scheduled to meet with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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