Putin to hold talks with Merkel in Moscow on Aug 20 - Kremlin

MOSCOW. Aug 13 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold negotiations with German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow next Friday, August 20, the Kremlin press service said.

"It is planned to discuss the status of and the prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation in various areas and to address a number of topical global and regional issues," the press service said.