Russia, U.S. to Sign Military Cooperation Deal During Obama Trip


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MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian-U.S. military cooperation agreement will be signed during President Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow in early July, the chief of the Russian military’s General Staff said on Friday.

Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov said a draft had been finalized with Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, currently on a three-day visit to Russia.

“We discussed a number of very serious and important matters related both to international and regional security. The main emphasis was laid on European security,” Makarov said.

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