Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his German counterpart Guisdo Westerwelle are meeting in Nuremberg on Sunday to discuss easing Russian-German visas, mutual cooperation and a number of global issues.
The main emphasis will be placed on the practical problems of interaction between the two countries in global and European affairs in the light of the G20 summit in Seoul and the Russia-NATO high-level talks in Lisbon, a foreign minister representative told RIA Novosti.
19/11/2010, The Moscow News
Medvedev visits Azerbaijan
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Azerbaijan today to attend a summit of Caspian countries, Azerbaijani state news agency Azer Taj reported.
A guard of honour lined up to meet him at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Azerbaijani First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and other officials greeted the president.
With its rich oil and gas deposits and its place on the transit routes for Central Asian energy the Caspian basin is a key strategic area for Russia.
02/09/2010, The Moscow News
China's Foreign Minister Visits Poland
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of China is to pay an official visit to Poland on 4-6 August 2011 at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radoslaw Sikorski.
The Foreign Ministers will meet on Friday, 5 August in Warsaw. The Ministers will discuss the strengthening of Polish-Chinese cooperation, bilateral policy, as well as regional and global issues, including the situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The Ministers will also discuss the implementation of planned high-level visits.
05/08/2011, The Moscow News
Foreign Minister of Moldova visits Finland
Foreign and European Integration Minister of Moldova will visit Finland on 11-12 September and meet the Foreign Minister of Finland on 12 September.
The Foreign Ministers will discuss, among other things, the bilateral relations between the countries, the relations between Moldova and the EU, the EUs Eastern Partnership and regional issues in Moldovas immediate neighbourhood.
The topics of discussion include development policy issues of current interest in eastern Europe. Moldova is one of the target countries of the Framework Programme for Finlands Development Policy, the Wider Europe Initiative in Eastern Europe.
Alongside the official Moldovan delegation, a business delegation representing 40 companies will also arrive in Finland.
12/09/2011, The Moscow News
