MOSCOW, December 9 (RIA Novosti) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a working visit to Russia on January 16, 2006, presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said Friday.
President Vladimir Putin had mentioned the upcoming visit during a meeting with German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos Thursday.
"We expect the chancellor to visit us in mid-January, and will be preparing for bilateral consultations in [the West Siberian city of] Tomsk in March 2006," Putin said.
