The leaders of Russia, France and Germany will discuss European security, the Russia-EU visa regime, the power industry and Iran's nuclear program next week in northern France, a Russian presidential aide said Friday.
Sergei Prikhodko said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev would arrive in Deauville, northwest France, on Monday and would have a working dinner with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Three-party talks are slated for Tuesday, to be followed by a joint press conference.
"A three-sided meeting is not an exclusive club to work out decisions separately from other states, but rather a convenient format for discussing our common vision in a trustful frank atmosphere with our closest partners in Europe," Prikhodko said.
Regarding European security, Prikhodko said Russia wants to promote Medvedev's European security treaty initiative.
Medvedev proposed drawing up a new European security pact in June 2008, and Russia published a draft of the treaty in December 2009, sending copies to heads of state and international organizations, including NATO. However, the proposal has been met coolly by Western powers.
MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti)
