Canadian PM in Moscow for terror talks
Joint work against terrorism, boosting oil and gas supplies and cooperation on Arctic issues were expected to dominate talks this week between Russian officials and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, who arrived in Moscow today for a three-day visit on the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.
The ITAR-Tass and Interfax news agencies said a joint statement on the fight against terrorism would be issued at the end of Martin’s visit, which is scheduled for Wednesday.
ITAR-Tass quoted an unnamed Canadian diplomat as saying that Russia’s state-controlled natural gas company, Gazprom and Petro-Canada were engaged in talks on producing gas in the North.
During Martin’s visit, representatives of the companies are scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding on exploring the feasibility of a liquefied gas production plant in Russia’s Leningrad region for export to North America, the news agency said.
