Talks were held in both restricted and expanded formats.

Mr Medvedev, who arrived in Krakow to attend the funeral of President of Poland Lech Kaczyinski and his wife, met with Marshal of the Sejm and acting President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski.

Dmitry Medvedev answered questions from Russian journalists at the end of his visits to Argentina and Brazil.

The two presidents discussed primarily international affairs, including the Iranian nuclear programme.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner discussed projects in the most promising areas of cooperation between the two countries: Russian participation in building a nuclear power plant in Argentina, joint use of Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system, and Russia’s continued supply of icebreakers and helicopters for Argentine Antarctic expeditions. The two leaders also discussed diversifying bilateral trade.

The President began his official visit to Argentina by meeting with Russian and Argentine business community members. Bilateral economic cooperation was the subject of discussion.

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.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.

The two leaders discussed the pricing of Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine. Mr Medvedev noted that the subject is indeed very important for Ukraine and that Russia is ready to review Kiev’s new proposals regarding gas prices. He suggested having this matter addressed by the respective ministries of the two nations.

The main subjects on the agenda were bilateral relations and also relations with the European Union, of which Spain currently holds the rotating presidency.

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