Eric Ruff said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld would also discuss bilateral defense cooperation at the meeting, set for August 27.
Ivanov's official agenda includes unveiling a monument to U.S. and Russian pilots who fought against Nazi Germany during WWII, a ceremony originally planned for June.
But U.S. media reports point to a possible connection to the meeting between U.S. and Chinese leaders earlier this week, part of a global effort to persuade North Korea to return to the negotiating table at the stalled six-party talks on its controversial nuclear program.
Before traveling to the U.S., Ivanov, who is also a deputy prime minister, will visit several cities in the Russian Far East, including Magadan, Vladivostok and Anadyr during his five-day trip starting Thursday.
He will hold meetings with senior officers of the Pacific Fleet on the combat training of the fleet's personnel and social programs for Navy servicemen. The minister will also meet with local administration and defense industry officials to discuss reforms in the Russian shipbuilding industry.
Ivanov is scheduled to return to Moscow August 29.
