US vice president to go to Moscow to expand results of policy of

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden will make a working visit to Moscow on March 9 in order to expand the results of the resetting of U.S.-Russian relations, the assistant to the White House press secretary, Bob Jensen, told Itar-Tass.
While in Moscow, Biden will seek to expand the results of the
resetting of relations between the United States and Russia, paying
special attention to furthering the well-being of the two countries, he said.
Biden will also visit Finland and Moldova.
Jensen declined to say whether Biden will be travelling to Moscow in order to prepare U.S. President Barack Obama's official visit to Russia.
The White House press service said earlier that in Russia, Moldova and Finland Biden would meet with key leaders in order to discuss the full range of bilateral and regional issues.
The Kremlin press service confirmed on Wednesday, March 2, that
President Dmitry Medvedev would receive Biden on March 9.
A high-ranking diplomat told Itar-Tass that Biden would travel to
Russia to prepare U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow.
According to U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Russell, Biden's visit to Moscow slated for early March is designed to consolidate progress for Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and expand bilateral economic relations.
Russell said last week that the next personal meeting between the
presidents of the two countries would be held at the G8 summit in
Deauville, France, in late May 2011.