Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov is to visit Paris on November 15-16, a government spokesman announced on Thursday.

On Friday, Zubkov is due to hold, along with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, a session of the Russian-French commission on bilateral cooperation. Zubkov and Fillon are also set to meet before the opening of the session.

The Russian premier will also hold talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the same day, and meet with the director general of the educational, scientific and cultural organization, UNESCO, Koichiro Matsura.
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