Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Says Commercial Cooperation With U.S. a Priority for Russia.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today called U.S.-Russia bilateral trade, economic ties and investment relations "among the priorities of Russian foreign policy," and pointed to recent examples of positive commercial cooperation between the United States and Russia in the areas of aviation, agricultural equipment, metals, and fast moving consumer goods.

His remarks came during the 17th Annual Meeting of the U.S.-Russia Business Council in New York that highlighted opportunities for strengthening commercial collaboration between the United States and Russia as the two countries seek to resume economic growth amid the ongoing global economic crisis.

"We attach …