U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive in Moscow on a two-day visit on Thursday, a White House official said.
Clinton will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and attend the meeting of the Quartet of international mediators in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
“On March 18-19 Secretary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Mitchell, will participate in a meeting of the Quartet with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, as well as Quartet Representative Tony Blair, to discuss efforts to promote Middle East peace,” Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs said.
She will also discuss nuclear arms cuts with Russian leadership, in particular a replacement for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) which expired on December 5, 2009.
