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Russian president sees potential for further cooperation with U.S.

04 August 2011 22:20 (UTC +04:00)

Baku.APA. Cooperation between Moscow and Washington should advance after planned meetings between Russian and U.S. presidents, Dmitry Medvedev said in his birthday message to Barack Obama on Thursday, APA reports siting Xinhua.
"I expect the upcoming contacts on the fringes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii, G20 summit in Cannes and during your visit to Russia would provide further advances on bilateral and international issues," the Russian president wrote in congratulating his U.S. counterpart on his 50th birthday.
"Despite serious global challenges and political risks you face, you manage to conduct important reforms of the financial system and social sphere in the U.S. for the benefits of the future of America," Medvedev said, as quoted by official Kremlin website.
The Russian president said he valued the trustworthy relations between him and Obama based on mutual respect and practical approach.
"This facilitates the new quality of Russia-U.S. cooperation," he said.
On Wednesday, Medvedev and Obama, speaking by phone, confirmed both countries’ desire to see Russia join the World Trade Organization by the end of 2011.