Viktor Zubkov, Russia's first deputy premier, will pay on Wednesday a two-day official visit to Bahrain to discuss bilateral trade and economic relations, a spokesman for the Russian Cabinet said.

"The main focus of the talks will be discussions on the priority directions in the development of trade between Russia and Bahrain," he said.

Perspective sectors in bilateral cooperation include energy, agriculture, finances, civil aircraft construction and medicine, he said.

Political dialogue between the two countries has been successfully developing as last February Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa paid an official visit to Moscow, where he met in the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

The Russian and Bahraini leaders adopted a joint statement on strengthening bilateral ties, and signed a memorandum of bilateral nuclear cooperation.

Bahrain is seeking to build a small-capacity nuclear power plant. The two countries plan to form several working groups, train personnel for bilateral nuclear projects, and hold consultations on nuclear legislation.

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti)