Russia, US DMs to discuss missile defence, Afghanistan

MOSCOW, March 21 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates will arrive on an official visit in Russia on Monday.
"According to the agenda of his Russian visit the Pentagon chief will visit St. Petersburg, where he will deliver a speech for the students of the Military Naval Academy named after Admiral of the Soviet Union N.G. Kuznetsov," the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
President Dmitry Medvedev is to receive Robert Gates on March 22, the Kremlin press service earlier reported.
"Russian-U.S. negotiations are scheduled in Moscow on Tuesday. Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his U.S. counterpart Robert Gates will discuss the results of the working groups, which were created after the Washington meeting, the missile defence problems and several topical regional security issues, particularly the current situation in Afghanistan," the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry reported.
Robert Gates will leave Russia on March 23.