Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of the United States of America Barack Obama on Independence Day.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of the United States Barack Obama discussed bilateral economic cooperation and Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation.

Dmitry Medvedev met with representatives of US public organisations and academic and business circles at Stanford University.

Dmitry Medvedev invited the meeting participants to share their vision of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre being built near Moscow, and the way its activities should be organised.

Dmitry Medvedev visited a Silicon Valley branch of the Russian company Yandex.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs.

The missile cruiser is currently in San Francisco on an unofficial friendly visit.

Dmitry Medvedev noted that California is one of the USA’s most economically advanced states and stressed Russia’s interest in promoting active contacts between Russian businesses and Silicon Valley companies to support Russia’s plans to build an innovation centre in Skolkovo.

Russia Today’s Editor-in-Chief, Margarita Simonyan, showed the President around the offices and told him about the studios operation.

Mr Medvedev looked over the technical equipment and installations and spoke with the staff.

The President answered questions on a variety of current issues, including international politics, security, the economy, the Iranian nuclear programme, and the situation in Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.