The Russian Prime Minister, Mr Yevgeny Primakov, will meet the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, for talks at Shannon Airport on March 23rd, writes Seamus Martin in Moscow. The talks, which are scheduled to last for an hour, are expected to concentrate on bilateral issues including trade.
Mr Primakov will be on his way to Washington for a meeting of the joint Russian-American commission on technical and economic co-operation, which he chairs with VicePresident Al Gore. He will also have talks with President Clinton during his visit.