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Medvedev, Obama to discuss Syria in Seoul

By IANS/RIA Novosti,

Moscow : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria with his US counterpart Barack Obama at a nuclear security summit in Seoul, an official said.

“(Medvedev’s) programme starts with bilateral talks with President Obama,” said presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko.

The talks — on the sidelines of the Seoul summit — are scheduled to last two hours.

The summit will take place March 26-27.

The event will bring together 57 heads of states and representatives of international organisations to discuss safeguarding nuclear materials and ensuring atomic safety.