Russian president arrives in Prague Wednesday ahead of signing ceremony with US counterpart

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Prague later on Wednesday ahead of the signing of a nuclear arms deal with his US counterpart, Barack Obama. Mr Medvedev is set to hold talks with Czech President Václav Klaus on Wednesday evening, ahead of a meeting with Mr Obama on Thursday morning. The two leaders will then sign the weapons pact at noon. President Obama will attend a dinner with 11 leaders from the central and eastern Europe region on Thursday evening, with talks with Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer and President Klaus his last engagement before he flies back to Washington on Friday morning.