Obama set to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow

2009-07-06 08:17 BJT

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US President Barack Obama is set to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday.

A White House official said the two presidents expect to announce progress in negotiations for an agreement to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty before it expires at the end of the year.

US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April 2009. The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb) 
US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Russian 
President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April 2009. 
US President Barack Obama is set to meet Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday..
(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)
 

It will be the US president's first visit to Russia since he took office in January.

Editor: Du Xiaodan | Source: CCTV.com