Today, August 18, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres. The Presidents will discuss bilateral cooperation in different fields, ITAR-TASS reports referring to Kremlin source.

Medvedev-Peres informal meeting will take place in Sochi. The leaders plan to touch upon Russian-Israeli relations.

It is the first visit of Peres as Israeli President to Russia. His last visit was in 2001.