The U.S. secretary of state will discuss...

Hillary Clinton will pay an official visit to Moscow on March 18-19 to attend a meeting of the Quartet of international mediators in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and discussions on Iran"s controversial nuclear program.

Andrei Nesterenko said Clinton is also scheduled to hold a number of bilateral meetings, including with Lavrov.

"The ministers will discuss issues concerning efforts in the direction of non-proliferation in the context of the April 12-13 nuclear security global summit in Washington, which is expected to be attended by the Russian president," Andrei Nesterenko said.

The high-ranking Russian diplomat reiterated that the new arms cuts treaty is expected to be signed as soon as possible.

"Both sides are set to provide all possibilities for the signing of the new agreement in the nearest future," Nesterenko said.

Russia and the United States have been negotiating a replacement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty since the two countries"

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