Russian, Czech presidents to hold negotiations in Prague
MOSCOW. Dec 8 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the Czech Repubnlic and will hold negotiations with Czech President Vaclav Klaus in Prague on Thursday.
The Kremlin said earlier that Medvedev and Klaus would exchange opinions on the current state and prospects of the entire range of Russian-Czech relations.
"Medvedev and Klaus plan to exchange opinions on the most important issues on the international agenda, primarily problems of the world financial crisis, a dialogue between Russia and the EU, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, and the plans to set up a NATO missile defense system in Europe," it said.
The two presidents plan to sign a "solid package of bilateral documents significantly expanding the contractual basis of mutually beneficial Russian-Czech partnership," it said.
Medvedev and Klaus intend to attach particular significance to ways to strengthen trade and economic interaction and investment cooperation, including in the hi-tech sectors.
They also plan to discuss promotion of mutually beneficial projects in the fuel and energy, transport, and research and technology fields, it said.
Russia and the Czech Republic also plan to sign a joint statement on partnership for modernization.
