France, Russia to discuss security cooperation

France and Russia are expected to hold a meeting next week with security partnership to top its agenda, the French Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov and Defense Minister Alexei Serdyoukov are due to fly to Paris in Sept. 7 to meet their French counterparts Bernard Kouchner and Herve Morin in the framework of the 9th session of French-Russian security cooperation council (CCQS).

"Ministers will discuss during the plenary session the main issues relating to European and international security first and foremost the security architecture in Europe, missile defense, nuclear non-proliferation, the situation in Afghanistan and the fight against piracy," the ministry said in a statement.

The CCQS, created in 2002, is aimed at cementing security cooperation between Paris and Moscow and improving the dialogue for further fruitful bilateral partnership.

Source:Xinhua