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Putin, Grimsson to meet on sidelines of international Arctic forum

MOSCOW, September 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Icelandic counterpart Olafur Grimsson on the sidelines of the international forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue in Russia’s northern city of Salekhard on September 25, the Kremlin press service said on Friday.

“During the meeting the leaders plan to focus on pressing issues of the Russian-Icelandic cooperation, mainly in trade and economy, and also discuss the two countries’ approaches to stronger interaction in the Arctic region,” the press service said.