Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in France where he will attend the Russian pavilion at the International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, hold talks with Prime Minister Francois Fillon and meet with President Nicolas Sarkozy
In addition, Mr Putin will join Mr Fillon at the ceremony to unveil a monument in Paris to the Russian expeditionary corps that fought in France during World War I.
Mr Putin is also expected to meet with members of the Russian-French Dialogue public association.
