Russia, Germany hold crisis talks

Russia Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will hold talks on the global economic crisis next week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the G20 summit, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Medvedev will visit Germany on Tuesday in advance of the April 2 Group of 20 meeting in London, the statement said.

Germany is a key economic partner for Russia in Europe and has relatively friendly political relations with Moscow. Ahead of the G20 summit, Medvedev has put forward a series of proposals for reforming the world's financial architecture, including the introduction of a supra-national currency.

AFP