6 Jul 2012 21:21

Russian defense minister to visit Italy

MOSCOW. July 6 (Interfax) - Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov will pay a working visit to Italy on Monday and Tuesday.

He will hold talks with Italian Defense Minister Giampaolo di Paola to discuss the current state of and prospects for military cooperation and arms trade between the two countries, to exchange experience in armed forces reforms, and to deal with key European and international security issues, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.