U.S. President Barack Obama concluded his first trip to Russia on Tuesday after committing to work with the nation on areas of common interest, including energy and the environment.
Obama and Russian President Dimitry Medvedev reated a U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission to coordinate cooperation between federal agencies in the two nations.
During a press conference at the Kremlin on Tuesday night, Obama said, "This commission will include working groups on development and the economy; energy and the environment; nuclear energy and security; arms control and international security; defense, foreign policy and counterterrorism; preventing and handling emergencies; civil society; science and technology; space; health; education; and culture."
The commission will be coordinated by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The Energy and Environment Working Group will be headed by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko.
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