MOSCOW, February 1 (RIA Novosti) - Deputy Russian Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov will be attending an international conference on security in Germany February 4-5, the ministry's press office said Wednesday.

Ivanov is expected to give the forum's keynote speech, International Security in the Context of Russia's Relations with European Nations, ministry spokespeople said.

According to the ministry, Ivanov will meet with a number of his counterparts from other participating countries on the forum's sidelines.