2 Jun 2011 19:03

Medvedev, Berlusconi, Biden discuss M. East, missile defense

ROME. June 2 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discussed the situation in the Middle East and Libya at a trilateral meeting, Medvedev's spokeswoman said.

Other issues raised at the meeting were the European missile defense plan and Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization, the spokeswoman, Natalya Timakova, told reporters.