RUSSIA FRANCE DIPLOMACYRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ( R ) and his French counterpart Alain Juppe ( L ) arrive for a joint news conference in Moscow , Russia , on 07 September 2011 . The defence and foreign ministers of Russia and France met in Moscow on 07 September to discuss the NATO missile defence plan for Europe , military cooperation and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East . Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was scheduled to participate in the talks , said Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich . EPA / SERGEI CHIRIKOV < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >