Russia, U.S. can agree on arms cuts - Medvedev

"Our countries are encountering a variety of problems, including global security and strategic offensive weapons. I believe that we have every chance of taking important and necessary decisions," Dmitry Medvedev said at the opening of talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

Medvedev expressed the hope that talks with Obama, who arrived in Moscow earlier in the day, would help to resolve a number of bilateral problems.

"We hope that as a result of today and tomorrow's work and full-scale bilateral talks we will resolve a number of difficult issues in the history of Russian-American relations and will turn a new page," the Russian president said.

In his turn, Obama said: "If we work hard during these next few days then we will make extraordinary progress that will benefit the people of both countries", Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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