NEW YORK, September 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the United States to attend a number of key international events and hold talks with foreign leaders.
Medvedev will address on Wednesday the 64th session of the UN General Assembly with his vision of the current world order and the system of international relations.
The agenda for the current session of the UN General Assembly, which brings together a total of 122 heads of state and government, includes such issues as the provision of world peace and security, protection of the environment and human rights, the struggle against terrorism, and measures to promote social and economic development.
Medvedev will also hold talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Austrian President Heinz Fischer and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
On Thursday, the Russian President will attend a UN Security Council's summit on nuclear disarmament, hold talks with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and later travel to Pittsburg for a G20 summit to continue dialogue on steps to overcome the global economic crisis.
On the sidelines of the G20 summit he will hold bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicholas Sarkozy.
