MOSCOW. Oct 24 (Interfax) - Russia has invited U.S. President Barack Obama for a visit, but no dates for such a visit have yet been set, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"President Obama has an invitation, and we will be glad to organize such a visit, but no agreement has yet been reached on the dates," Lavrov said in a live interview with the radio stations Echo Moskvy, the Voice of Russia, and Radio Rossii on Friday.
Russian-U.S. summits are always viewed as an opportunity to conclude some momentous agreements, Lavrov said.
"This was the case with the treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive weapons, this was the case with the establishment of the presidential commission, this was the case with the agreements on partnership for modernization, the appearance of U.S. companies to Skolkovo, and so on. The hottest and the most relevant theme on our agenda now is [Russia's] accession to the World Trade Organization," he said.
Russia has already completed negotiations on this issue with the EU and the U.S., and President Obama has actively offered his assistance in settling all issues within the framework of the multilateral task force in Geneva, he said.